/ ˌflɒrɪˈbʌndə; NAmE ˌflɔːr-/ noun
( technical ) a plant, especially a rose , with flowers that grow very close together in groups
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: modern Latin , feminine (used as a noun) of floribundus freely flowering, from Latin flos , flor- flower, influenced by Latin abundus copious.