| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Consisting of many gamopetalous florets.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb flosculously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (flosculously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective flosculous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FLOSCULOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FLOSCULOUS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] In botany, a flosculous flower is a compound flower, composed entirely of florets with funnel-shaped petals, as in burdock, thistle and artichoke. This is the term used by Tournefort. For this Linne used tubulous. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
