Multiflorus
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Also known as: multiflora, multiflorum
A floral epithet indicating the plant produces an exceptionally large number of flowers, either on each stem or across the whole plant. It promises prolific flowering rather than large individual blooms. Appears as multiflorus (masculine), multiflora (feminine), or multiflorum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin multus (many, much) + flos/floris (flower).
Example
“Rosa multiflora (multiflora rose) produces enormous clusters of small blooms, and Wisteria floribunda 'Multijuga' similarly smothers itself in flower racemes every spring.”