| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Producing flowers.[Websters]
2. Being flowery or ornate. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb floriferously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (floriferously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective floriferous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FLORIFEROUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Floriferous \Flo*rif"er*ous\, adjective. [Latin expression florifer; flos, floris, flower ferre to bear; compare to French florif[`e]re.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FLORIFEROUS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Producing flowers.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adjective] (botany) That bears flowers (especially lots of flowers). (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
