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floribunda

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flo⋅ri⋅bun⋅da

[flawr-uh-buhn-duh, flohr-]
–noun
any of a class of roses characterized by a long blooming period and the production of large flowers often in thick clusters.

Origin:
1895–1900; < NL, n. use of fem. of flōribundus flowering freely, equiv. to flōri- flori- + -bundus adj. suffix
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flo·ri·bun·da   (flôr'ə-bŭn'də, flōr'-)   
n.  Any of several hybrid roses bearing numerous single or double flowers.

[New Latin flōribunda, feminine of flōribundus, blossoming freely, from Latin flōs, flōr-, flower; see flower.]
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