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Meaning of "floriferous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLORIFEROUS

floriferous  [flɔːˈrɪfərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLORIFEROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Floriferous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FLORIFEROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of floriferous in the English dictionary

The definition of floriferous in the dictionary is bearing or capable of bearing many flowers.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLORIFEROUS


auriferous
ɔːˈrɪfərəs
calcariferous
ˌkælkəˈrɪfərəs
ceriferous
sɪˈrɪfərəs
coniferous
kəˈnɪfərəs
cruciferous
kruːˈsɪfərəs
cupriferous
kjuːˈprɪfərəs
febriferous
fɪˈbrɪfərəs
ferriferous
fɛˈrɪfərəs
nectariferous
ˌnektəˈrɪfərəs
odoriferous
ˌəʊdəˈrɪfərəs
poriferous
pɔːˈrɪfərəs
sacchariferous
ˌsækəˈrɪfərəs
seminiferous
ˌsɛmɪˈnɪfərəs
soporiferous
ˌsəʊpəˈrɪfərəs
spiriferous
spaɪəˈrɪfərəs
splendiferous
splɛnˈdɪfərəs
sudoriferous
ˌsjuːdəˈrɪfərəs
thuriferous
θjʊəˈrɪfərəs
umbriferous
ʌmˈbrɪfərəs
yttriferous
ɪˈtrɪfərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLORIFEROUS

floriculture
floriculturist
florid
Florida
floridean
florideous
Floridian
floridity
floridly
floridness
floriferousness
floriform
florigen
florigenic
florilegia
florilegium
florin
Florio
florist
florist´s

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLORIFEROUS

adulterous
boisterous
cadaverous
cancerous
dangerous
generous
humorous
lecherous
murderous
noncancerous
numerous
obstreperous
onerous
preposterous
prosperous
serous
slanderous
sorcerous
thunderous
treacherous
tuberous

Synonyms and antonyms of floriferous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «floriferous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLORIFEROUS

Find out the translation of floriferous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of floriferous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «floriferous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

多花
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

floríferas
570 millions of speakers

English

floriferous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

floriferous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

floriferous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обильноцветущий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

floriferous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বহুপুষ্পোত্পাদী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

florifère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Floriferous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

reichblühend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

花の咲く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

floriferous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Floriferous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

floriferous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

floriferous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लोरिफिरस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

floriferous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fiorifero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obficie kwitnąca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обільноцветущій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

florifere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

floriferous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blomryk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

floriferous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

floriferous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of floriferous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLORIFEROUS»

The term «floriferous» is normally little used and occupies the 125.266 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLORIFEROUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «floriferous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «floriferous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about floriferous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLORIFEROUS»

Discover the use of floriferous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to floriferous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Proceedings of the Geological Society of London
of No 8, and forming the southern margin of the culm-trough, Mr. Williams has been led to conclude, that the floriferous beds, by other arcs of undulation, have broken through the thinner northern border of the killas, throwing it off on each ...
2
Proceedings
of No 8, and forming the southern margin of the culm-trough, Mr. Williams has been led to conclude, that the floriferous beds, by other ares of undulation, have broken through the thinner northern border of the killas, throwing it off on each ...
3
Philosophical Magazine
inner zone, during the whole of its circuit. At Bovey Tracey it is concealed for a short distance, the floriferous beds there abutting against the granite ; in many other instances, on the east and south-east of Dartmoor, the floriferous beds are seen ...
4
The London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal ...
Floriferous slates and sandstones. — This term is proposed for the series of beds containing culm, to avoid the ambiguity of the word " carbonaceous," and as preferable, in the author's opinion, to " culmiferous," plants being very generally ...
5
A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants: Comprising ...
bottom ОТ corolla campanulate; segments ОТ corolla wrinkled transversely; segments ОТ exterior corona lanceolate, acuminated; those ОТ the inner corona diverging; appendages short, obtuse ; branches floriferous in the middle. 12 .
George Don, 1838
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A General System of Gardening and Botany: Containing a ...
lower leaves runci- nate, toothed, upper ones lanceolate, undivided ; floriferous branches and pods compressed, 4-sided, erectly-spreading. $ . H. Native of Caucasus on Alp Kaischaur, towards the snowy region, in the mountains about the ...
George Don, 1831
7
The London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal ...
At Bovey Tracey it is concealed for a short distance, the floriferous beds there abuttin r against the granite ; in many other instances, on the east an south-east of Dartmoor, the floriferous beds are seen in advance of it, and resting on it, and ...
David Brewster, Richard Phillips, Richard Taylor, 1842
8
Handbook of the New Zealand Flora: A Systematic Description ...
Glumes few, upper 1-3 floriferous. Bristles 0 or 3-6 . • . . 2. SCHlENUS. Glumes free, upper 1 tluriferous. Bristles large, fiat, plumose . 3. CARPHA. Spike/ets taete. Gfumes few or many, imbricate all mund. (See Schcenus in previous Spike{ets of  ...
Joseph Dalton Hooker, 2011
9
The London, Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and ...
It is a circumstance worthy of attention, that while these fantastic inflexions implicate the beds of the Coddon grit and floriferous almostevery- where, they very rarely affect the killas ; the former, however, abound in cotemporaneous traps and ...
10
Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States: ...
Principal panicle branches floriferous from near the base, at least some of them. 1. A. stolonifera I. Principal panicle branches not floriferous near the base. 2. Panicle branches forking at about the middle or just below; spikelets loosely ...
Robert K. Godfrey, Jean W. Wooten, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLORIFEROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term floriferous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gardening column: Festival celebrates crape myrtles and their 100 …
... roses, hydrangeas, perennials such as daylilies and cannas, and other plants making a truly floriferous garden composition," says O'Neil. «Daily Press, Jul 15»
2
Your Garden: Lupines grow wild, difficult to cultivate - Fayetteville …
They get water every three days. I almost never fertilize them. If I did, they would be much more profuse, thick and floriferous. They would also ... «Fayetteville Observer, Jul 15»
3
Keeping garden colorful into fall - Press of Atlantic City: Living
Pinching the plants back in early spring and summer produces bushier plants that are more floriferous. Powdery mildew can be a problem for ... «Press of Atlantic City, Jul 15»
4
Home & Garden: Brighten your summer garden with dazzling dahlias
Many plants are looking a little spent right now, exhausted after their floriferous past and tired of the heat. Not dahlias! Being Mexican natives ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
5
Phloxes are back: the flowers that say summer
This white-eyed salmon-pink stood out on the trial as being strong, floriferous and feminine. Foerster also bred 'Düsterlohe' (1964), which ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show's Best Show Garden
On one side is floriferous planting in shale – with alpine strawberry plants, rosebay willow herb and lythrum all featuring – showing how ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
David Austin to introduce new English Roses
The new varieties are 'Desdemona', a beautiful white rose with an exceptionally long flowering season, 'Kelmscott', an extremely floriferous, ... «Horticulture Week, Jun 15»
8
Tropical plants that just love a sweltering summer
The Sunpatiens Compact Series seem to be most widely available with lush, floriferous plants reaching 18 to 24 inches tall. The flowers bloom ... «Charleston Post Courier, Jun 15»
9
Landscapes That are Firewise and Beautiful
This ruby toned beauty produces a floriferous flurry of huge 4” raspberry-rose-colored flowers with dark centers. Very difficult to ignite in a ... «Prescott eNews, Jun 15»
10
A flower-chain bridge between May and July
A number of clematis look stunning now, and the June flowering set includes the superb and floriferous Etoile Violette, Marcelina and viticella ... «Standard-Examiner, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Floriferous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/floriferous>. Apr 2024 ».
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