centifoliousadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛntᵻˈfəʊlɪəs/, U.S.

/ˌsɛn(t)əˈfoʊliəs/

Forms: 1700s centifolius (probably transmission error), 1700s– centifolious.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin centifolius , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin centifolius (in rosa centifolia rose with a hundred petals (Pliny) < centum hundred (see centum n.²) + folium leaf, petal (see foil n.¹), after Hellenistic Greek ἑκατοντάϕυλλος (Theophrastus)) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier centifolia n.

Of a flower, esp. a rose: having a very large number of petals; double (double adj.¹ 1d). Cf. centifolia n. Frequently figurative and in figurative contexts.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Centifolius [sic] [centifolius, L.], having or producing 100 Leaves.

1780 W. Shaw Galic & Eng. Dict. I Ciaddhuillach, centifolious.

1828 Amer. Q. Rev. Dec. 507 This London accoucheur may be denominated centifolious;—he is the flower of his tribe, with a hundred rustling leaves.

1849 J. M. Wilson Rural Cycl. IV. 78/1 The Dictyopteryx Forskaoleana destroys centifolious roses.

1867 Watson's Art Jrnl. 7 377/2 They seated themselves near that dark centifolious rose, Carlotta Patti, and Marie Krebs, the German forget-me-not.

1884 H. Kern tr. Saddharma-Pundarîka xi. 248 And at the same moment, lo, Mañgusrî, the prince royal, rose seated on a centifolious lotus that was as large as a carriage yoked with four horses..from the bosom of the sea.

1904 Nineteenth Cent. & After June 953 If he only treats his special talent as one would a special pearl, he can stand bravely beside the greatest, even as a modest but pleasing flower by a splendid lily or centifolious rose.

1970 Iranian Stud. 3 99 The centifolious rose said: don't boast in vain; I am a wreath of young joyous flowers.

2000 Prussian Gardens in Europe 101 He terms it the ‘Garten der Trinkgalerie’.., describing it as ‘a small, very secluded place, decorated only with baskets full of centifolious roses’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	centifolious
释义	centifoliousadj. Brit. /ˌsɛntᵻˈfəʊlɪəs/, U.S. /ˌsɛn(t)əˈfoʊliəs/ Forms: 1700s centifolius (probably transmission error), 1700s– centifolious. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin centifolius , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin centifolius (in rosa centifolia rose with a hundred petals (Pliny) < centum hundred (see centum n.²) + folium leaf, petal (see foil n.¹), after Hellenistic Greek ἑκατοντάϕυλλος (Theophrastus)) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier centifolia n. Of a flower, esp. a rose: having a very large number of petals; double (double adj.¹ 1d). Cf. centifolia n. Frequently figurative and in figurative contexts. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Centifolius [sic] [centifolius, L.], having or producing 100 Leaves. 1780 W. Shaw Galic & Eng. Dict. I Ciaddhuillach, centifolious. 1828 Amer. Q. Rev. Dec. 507 This London accoucheur may be denominated centifolious;—he is the flower of his tribe, with a hundred rustling leaves. 1849 J. M. Wilson Rural Cycl. IV. 78/1 The Dictyopteryx Forskaoleana destroys centifolious roses. 1867 Watson's Art Jrnl. 7 377/2 They seated themselves near that dark centifolious rose, Carlotta Patti, and Marie Krebs, the German forget-me-not. 1884 H. Kern tr. Saddharma-Pundarîka xi. 248 And at the same moment, lo, Mañgusrî, the prince royal, rose seated on a centifolious lotus that was as large as a carriage yoked with four horses..from the bosom of the sea. 1904 Nineteenth Cent. & After June 953 If he only treats his special talent as one would a special pearl, he can stand bravely beside the greatest, even as a modest but pleasing flower by a splendid lily or centifolious rose. 1970 Iranian Stud. 3 99 The centifolious rose said: don't boast in vain; I am a wreath of young joyous flowers. 2000 Prussian Gardens in Europe 101 He terms it the ‘Garten der Trinkgalerie’.., describing it as ‘a small, very secluded place, decorated only with baskets full of centifolious roses’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1727
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