floribunda
[ flawr-uh-buhn-duh, flohr- ]
/ ˌflɔr əˈbʌn də, ˌfloʊr- /
noun
any of a class of roses characterized by a long blooming period and the production of large flowers often in thick clusters.
Origin of floribunda
1895–1900; < New Latin, noun use of feminine of
flōribundus flowering freely, equivalent to
flōri-
flori- +
-bundus adj. suffix
Words nearby floribunda
floret,
florey,
flori-,
florianópolis,
floriated,
floribunda,
florican,
floricane,
floriculture,
florid,
florid oral papillomatosis
Example sentences from the Web for floribunda
Floribunda has no such freaks, but smiles in the storm, as well as the sunshine.
Talks about Flowers. |M. D. WellcomeThe floribunda varieties belong to this class of perpetuals.
Talks about Flowers. |M. D. WellcomeAfrican or Arabian olibanum is produced by Boswellia floribunda.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley
British Dictionary definitions for floribunda
floribunda
/ (ˌflɔːrɪˈbʌndə) /
noun
any of several varieties of cultivated hybrid roses whose flowers grow in large sprays
Word Origin for floribunda
C19: from New Latin, feminine of
flōribundus flowering freely