multiflora
[ muhl-tuh-flawr-uh, -flohr-uh ]
noun
any of several plant varieties or hybrids characterized by many single, relatively small flowers, as certain kinds of petunias or roses.
Origin of multiflora
11820–30; <New Latin, a typical specific epithet of flowering plants; see multiflora rose
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How to use multiflora in a sentence
He drew nearer to the balcony, laying his hand upon the multiflora rose creeper.
In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim | Frances Hodgson BurnettBut this representative of Nyssa multiflora took the only chance that offered, I presume, as the rest of us must do.
A Rambler's lease | Bradford TorreyThere is also the malati china (Nyctanthes multiflora); the elegant bunga malati susun (Nyctanthes acuminata).
The History of Sumatra | William MarsdenCels multiflora is white, shaded with pink, and flowers very freely.
The Book of Roses | Francis ParkmanElagnus multiflora (or E. longipes) is the most ornamental in the genus with regard to its fruits.
Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens | Ernest Thomas Cook
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