multifloraladj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪˈflɔːrəl/,

/ˌmʌltɪˈflɔːrl̩/, U.S.

/ˌməltiˈflɔr(ə)l/; see also multi- comb. form.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin multiflorus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin multiflorus (see multiflorous adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier multiflorous adj. Compare also trifloral adj. at tri- comb. form 1a(a).

Botany.

1. Composed of or bearing many flowers, having many flowers; multiflorous.

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 > producing many, few, or a specific number

well-flowered1600

proliferous1682

multiflorous1760

uniflorous1760

triflorous1771

biflorous1785

unifloral1849

multifloral1851

oliganthous1857

polyanthous1858

trifloral1860

biflorate1864

trianthous1891

decemflorous-

1851 S. F. Baird tr. J. G. Heck Iconogr. Encycl. II. Bot. 69 Tribe 8. Arundinaceæ. Spikelets sometimes unifloral with or without the pedicel of a superior flower, sometimes multifloral.

1890 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 17 144 Inflorescence unifloral or multifloral, with a dilated bract on the primary pedicels.

1964 New Phytologist 63 111 The coalescence of cupules in Lithocarpus is seen as a mechanism leading to the multifloral cupules of the Castanea/Castanopsis-type.

1983 P. Riley Light Alternates in Tracks & Mineshafts 51 What sort of mood will she be in I wonder when she gets back today in her multifloral bodice?

1992 National Geographic Traveler Sept. 39/1 The world-class Missouri Botanical Garden, a 79-acre multifloral phantasmagoria in the center of the city.

2. Of honey or pollen: produced or gathered from the flowers of more than one species or genus of plant.

ΚΠ

1973 Grana 13 144/1 The pollen analytical data provide interesting information regarding bee preferences... The pollen loads [of honeybees] were either unifloral or bifloral, never multifloral.

1984 Taiwania 29 121 Of the 88 samples, 10 are multifloral honey, 78 are unifloral honey.

1998 Carbohydrate Polymers 37 219 The brands included unifloral and multifloral honeys, which were studied and botanically typified.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multifloral
释义	multifloraladj. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˈflɔːrəl/, /ˌmʌltɪˈflɔːrl̩/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈflɔr(ə)l/; see also multi- comb. form. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin multiflorus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin multiflorus (see multiflorous adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier multiflorous adj. Compare also trifloral adj. at tri- comb. form 1a(a). Botany. 1. Composed of or bearing many flowers, having many flowers; multiflorous. 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 > producing many, few, or a specific number well-flowered1600 proliferous1682 multiflorous1760 uniflorous1760 triflorous1771 biflorous1785 unifloral1849 multifloral1851 oliganthous1857 polyanthous1858 trifloral1860 biflorate1864 trianthous1891 decemflorous- 1851 S. F. Baird tr. J. G. Heck Iconogr. Encycl. II. Bot. 69 Tribe 8. Arundinaceæ. Spikelets sometimes unifloral with or without the pedicel of a superior flower, sometimes multifloral. 1890 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 17 144 Inflorescence unifloral or multifloral, with a dilated bract on the primary pedicels. 1964 New Phytologist 63 111 The coalescence of cupules in Lithocarpus is seen as a mechanism leading to the multifloral cupules of the Castanea/Castanopsis-type. 1983 P. Riley Light Alternates in Tracks & Mineshafts 51 What sort of mood will she be in I wonder when she gets back today in her multifloral bodice? 1992 National Geographic Traveler Sept. 39/1 The world-class Missouri Botanical Garden, a 79-acre multifloral phantasmagoria in the center of the city. 2. Of honey or pollen: produced or gathered from the flowers of more than one species or genus of plant. ΚΠ 1973 Grana 13 144/1 The pollen analytical data provide interesting information regarding bee preferences... The pollen loads [of honeybees] were either unifloral or bifloral, never multifloral. 1984 Taiwania 29 121 Of the 88 samples, 10 are multifloral honey, 78 are unifloral honey. 1998 Carbohydrate Polymers 37 219 The brands included unifloral and multifloral honeys, which were studied and botanically typified. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1851
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