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-florous

  1. a combining form meaning “-flowered,” “having flowers,” used in the formation of adjectives.

    uniflorous.



-florous

combining form

  1. indicating number or type of flowers

    tubuliflorous

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of -florous1

< Latin -ڱōܲ. See flori-, -ous

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What does -florous mean?

The combining form -florous is used like a suffix meaning “-flowered” or "having flowers." It is very occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in botany.The form -florous comes from Latin -ڱōܲ, meaning “flowered.” The Greek equivalent is áԳٳDz, “flower,” which is the source of the combining form antho-. Learn more at our 51Թs That Use article for antho-.What are variants of -florous?While -florous doesn't have any variants, it is related to the combining forms flor- and flori-, as in florigen. Discover more at our 51Թs That Use articles for both forms.

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