GRANDIFLORA

Meaning of GRANDIFLORA in English

[ ˌgrandɪ'flɔ:rə ]

■ adjective denoting cultivated plant varieties with large flowers.

Origin

early 20th cent.: mod. L., from L. grandis 'great' + flos , flor- 'flower'.

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GRANDIFLORA — noun see: blow Date: 1944 a bush rose derived from crosses of floribunda and hybrid tea roses and characterized by …
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GRANDIFLORA — noun or grandiflora rose |grandə|flōrə(-) ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin grandis great + New Latin -flora (from …
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GRANDIFLORA — /gran'deuh flawr"euh, -flohr"euh/ , n. any of several plant varieties or hybrids characterized by large showy flowers, as certain kinds …
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GRANDIFLORA — adj. bearing large flowers
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GRANDIFLORA — n. bush rose that bears large showy flowers
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GRANDIFLORA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin grandis great + flor-, flos flower — more at blow Date: 1944 : a …
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GRANDIFLORA — [gran.di.flo.ra] n [NL, fr. L grandis great + flor-, flos flower--more at blow] (1944): a bush rose derived from crosses …
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GRANDIFLORA — adj. bearing large flowers. [mod.L (often used in specific names of large-flowered plants) f. L grandis great + FLORA]
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GRANDIFLORA — adj. bearing large flowers. [ mod.L (often used in specific names of large-flowered plants) f. L grandis great + FLORA …
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GRANDIFLORA — adj. bearing large flowers. Etymology: mod.L (often used in specific names of large-flowered plants) f. L grandis great + FLORA
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GRANDIFLORA — n. Pronunciation: ˌ gran-d ə - ' flo ̇ r- ə Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin grandis great …
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GRANDIFLORA ROSE — noun see grandiflora
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MOSS ROSE — noun Date: 1776 an old-fashioned garden rose ( Rosa centifolia mucosa ) that has a glandular mossy calyx and flower …
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WONGSHY — ˈwäŋˈshē noun ( -es ) Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) huang 2 - chih 1 yellow gardenia 1. : an Asian tree …
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ROSE MOSS — noun : a portulaca ( Portulaca grandiflora )
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PORTULACA — ˌpōrchəˈlakə sometimes -rd. ə lˈa- noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, purslane, from portula, diminutive of porta gate; from the …
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PELICAN FLOWER — noun : any of several tropical vines of the genus Aristolochia (especially A. grandiflora ) the shape of whose flowers …
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PEEGEE HYDRANGEA — ˈpē|jē- noun Etymology: peegee probably from the initial letters of New Latin paniculata (specific epithet of Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora ), …
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NATAL PLUM — noun Usage: usually capitalized N 1. : either of two shrubs of southern Africa ( Carissa bispinosa and C. grandiflora …
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MEXICAN ROSE — noun Usage: usually capitalized M : a portulaca ( Portulaca grandiflora )
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LARGE-FLOWERED BELLWORT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- noun : a slender woodland herb ( Uvularia grandiflora ) of eastern No. America with perfoliate leaves and lemon-yellow …
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INDIA-RUBBER VINE — noun Usage: often capitalized I : a woody vine ( Cryptostegia grandiflora ) sometimes cultivated as a source of rubber
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HYDRANGEA — hīˈdrānjə sometimes -ran- or -raan-, chiefly in substand speech ˌhīdəˈr- noun Etymology: New Latin, from hydr- + -angea (from Greek …
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HOG'S-MEAT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( plural hog's-meats ) 1. : a small chiefly tropical American herb ( Boerhavia coccinea ) with sticky …
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HILLS-OF-SNOW — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun ( plural hills-of-snow ) : a Japanese hydrangea ( Hydrangea arborescens grandiflora ) with large clusters of snow-white …
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GARDEN PORTULACA — noun : a portulaca ( Portulaca grandiflora )
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FRENCH PUSLEY — noun Usage: usually capitalized F : a portulaca ( Portulaca grandiflora )
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FRAILEJÓN — ˌfräēlāˈhōn noun ( plural frailejo·nes -ōˌnās) Etymology: American Spanish, aug. of Spanish fraile friar, from Old Spanish fraire, from Old …
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FLOWERING MOSS — noun 1. : pyxie 2. : a portulaca ( Portulaca grandiflora ) 3. : widow's cross
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FALSE ALUMROOT — noun : a hairy perennial herb ( Tellima grandiflora ) of the western United States with racemes of greenish flowers …
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PEEGEE HYDRANGEA — /pee"jee/ a widely cultivated hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora, having pyramidal clusters of persistent flowers that are white on opening and …
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BABY'S BREATH — either of two species of herbaceous plants of the genus Gypsophila, of the pink family (Caryophyllaceae), having profuse small blossoms. …
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