floriferous

adjective

flo·​rif·​er·​ous flȯ-ˈri-f(ə-)rəs How to pronounce floriferous (audio)
: bearing flowers
especially : blooming freely
floriferousness noun

Examples of floriferous in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Upright 18-inch plants are very floriferous with 4 to 5-inch flower clusters. Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2024 Rather than growing tall with a few huge blooms at the top the way many types of annual sunflowers do, this floriferous phenomenon stays more compact with multiple stems and hundreds of bright yellow blossoms. Mackenzie Nichols, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2023 Rather than growing tall with a few huge blooms at the top the way many types of annual sunflowers do, this floriferous phenomenon stays more compact with multiple stems and hundreds of bright yellow blooms. Mackenzie Nichols, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2022 Do your homework before going to the nursery and falling in love with fabulous, floriferous little plants that can’t give you much in return for your efforts and capital. Lynlee Austell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2022 The volumes swamp household surfaces with their floriferous covers: thumbed, dog-eared, etched with notes. Amy Merrick, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022 The bush is compact, and this rose is extremely floriferous and performs well in containers or as a low hedge in the garden. Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2021 Perennial Coreopsis is tenacious and floriferous, putting out a seemingly endless parade of yellow or orange flowers. Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Sep. 2021 Jennings says it’s probably the most floriferous of the miniatures. Washington Post, 30 June 2021

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Word History

Etymology

Latin flōrifer "producing flowers, flowery" (from flōri- flori- + -fer "bearing") + -ous — more at -fer

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of floriferous was in 1678

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Cite this Entry

“Floriferous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floriferous. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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