grandifloraadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌɡrandɪˈflɔːrə/, U.S.

/ˌɡrændəˈflɔrə/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin grandiflora.

Etymology: < scientific Latin grandiflora, specific epithet often used in the names of large-flowered plants (1753) < classical Latin grandis grand adj. + flōra flora n.

A. adj.

attributive. Bearing large flowers; esp. designating large-flowered cultivars of ornamental plants.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > having flowers or blossom > of specific size, form, or arrangement

chaliceda1616

umbelliferous1668

umbellated1731

pyramidal1777

umbellate1785

starry-eyed1793

umbellal1836

hoop-petticoated1837

grandiflora1839

belleda1849

mop-headed1862

geminiflorous1866

notch-flowered1885

multiflora1934

1839 New Eng. Farmer 3 Apr. 307/3 From S. Walker, Esq., Roxbury, seedling viola, grandiflora variety, of a new character—black ground with a bright orange eye.

1901 Vegetables & Flowers from Seeds (Sutton & Sons) 274 The single [Petunia] flowers are of the fine Grandiflora type.

1970 C. Lloyd Well-tempered Garden iii. 273 Would a devotee of wild gladioli and of the dwarf or small-flowered hybrids ever desert them in preference for the heavy, showy spikes of the Grandiflora types?

2009 Sun (Nexis) 25 Apr. 38 Plant breeders in the US have come up with a new range of multiflora and grandiflora petunias, with lime-green colouring in the petals.

B. n.

A large-flowered cultivar of an ornamental plant.

ΚΠ

1841 Floriculture Mag. Sept. 80 A variety of China [rose]..the Grandiflora, handsome, and might be described as light purple.

1885 Amer. Florist 15 Aug. 4/1 Petunias, especially..the grandifloras, are excellent.

1914 G. W. Kerr Sweet Peas Up-to-date 62 Since the introduction of the Spencer type very little has been done to improve the grandifloras.

1967 Friends May 22 (caption) Lucky Lady (left) is a grandiflora that's unusual for the color of its double flowers.

2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 24 June d6/3 A Meilland grandiflora called Cherry Parfait..still had plenty of healthy green leaves.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grandiflora
释义	grandifloraadj.n. Brit. /ˌɡrandɪˈflɔːrə/, U.S. /ˌɡrændəˈflɔrə/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin grandiflora. Etymology: < scientific Latin grandiflora, specific epithet often used in the names of large-flowered plants (1753) < classical Latin grandis grand adj. + flōra flora n. A. adj. attributive. Bearing large flowers; esp. designating large-flowered cultivars of ornamental plants. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > having flowers or blossom > of specific size, form, or arrangement chaliceda1616 umbelliferous1668 umbellated1731 pyramidal1777 umbellate1785 starry-eyed1793 umbellal1836 hoop-petticoated1837 grandiflora1839 belleda1849 mop-headed1862 geminiflorous1866 notch-flowered1885 multiflora1934 1839 New Eng. Farmer 3 Apr. 307/3 From S. Walker, Esq., Roxbury, seedling viola, grandiflora variety, of a new character—black ground with a bright orange eye. 1901 Vegetables & Flowers from Seeds (Sutton & Sons) 274 The single [Petunia] flowers are of the fine Grandiflora type. 1970 C. Lloyd Well-tempered Garden iii. 273 Would a devotee of wild gladioli and of the dwarf or small-flowered hybrids ever desert them in preference for the heavy, showy spikes of the Grandiflora types? 2009 Sun (Nexis) 25 Apr. 38 Plant breeders in the US have come up with a new range of multiflora and grandiflora petunias, with lime-green colouring in the petals. B. n. A large-flowered cultivar of an ornamental plant. ΚΠ 1841 Floriculture Mag. Sept. 80 A variety of China [rose]..the Grandiflora, handsome, and might be described as light purple. 1885 Amer. Florist 15 Aug. 4/1 Petunias, especially..the grandifloras, are excellent. 1914 G. W. Kerr Sweet Peas Up-to-date 62 Since the introduction of the Spencer type very little has been done to improve the grandifloras. 1967 Friends May 22 (caption) Lucky Lady (left) is a grandiflora that's unusual for the color of its double flowers. 2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 24 June d6/3 A Meilland grandiflora called Cherry Parfait..still had plenty of healthy green leaves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1839
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