semidouble

[ sem-ee-duhb-uhl, sem-ahy- ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. having more petals than those of a single flower but fewer than those of a double flower.

Word History and Origins

Origin of semidouble¹

First recorded in 1970–75; semi- + double

Example Sentences

Sir John Sebright has small semidouble crimson flowers, a color valuable in a climbing rose, because not very common.

From Project Gutenberg