Floriferous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Floriferous is an adjective meaning (botany) That bears flowers (especially lots of flowers).
Meaning
(botany) That bears flowers (especially lots of flowers).
Example Sentences
So floriferous are Asian pears, and the tree so laden with young fruit, that as the tree approaches maturity it is worth considering thinning the fruit (I can't quite bring myself to thin the flowers) so as to neither overburden the tree for this year nor tire it for the next.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include flowered, petaliferous, flowering, flower-bearing, largeflower, flowerbearing.
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