multiflorousadj.
/ˌmʌltɪˈflɔːrəs/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈflɔrəs/; see also multi- comb. form. Bearing or characterized by many flowers; spec. (of a stalk) bearing more than three flowers.
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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-
1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. iii. iv. 168 Uniflorous, Biflorous, Triflorous, or Multiflorous Peduncles.
1831 W. Macgillivray tr. A. Richard Elem. Bot. ii. i. 181 The peduncle is uniflorous, biflorous, triflorous, or multiflorous, according to the number of flowers which it supports.
1850 G. Hines Voy. round World 293 It was some hours..before we were able to break away from the charm which the multiflorous productions of this delightful garden cast around us.
1931 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 58 454 Saplinctes differs from all in its solitary terminal flower, evidently representing a reduction from a multiflorous inflorescence.
1964 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 51 1090/1 Griselinia produces multiflorous panicles without the decussate arrangement found in flowering branches of Garrya and Aucuba.
1996 New Phytologist 134 5/1 The gene appears to be regulatory, since it controls several aspects of phenotype.., in particular a multiflorous habit and a long rachilla.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1760