grandiflora
/gran-dih-FLOR-uh/🏷️ Taxonomy● Basic
Also known as: grandiflorus, grandiflorum
A floral epithet marking a species whose flowers are notably large, either against its close relatives or against garden plants generally, and the feminine form used where the genus is feminine. Nurseries favour it for showy selections. Appears as grandiflorus (masculine), grandiflora (feminine), or grandiflorum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin grandis, meaning "large," with flos/floris (flower).
Example
“Magnolia grandiflora (southern magnolia) and Abelia x grandiflora (glossy abelia) both carry the feminine ending demanded by their genera.”