uniflorous, a. Bot.
(juːnɪˈflɔərəs)
[f. mod.L. ūniflōr-us (f. L. ūn-us uni- + flōr-, flōs flower) + -ous. Cf. F. uniflore (1753), Pg. unifloro.]
Having or bearing only one flower.
| 1760 [see multiflorous a.]. 1800 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 299/1 The hermaphrodite calyx is sometimes biflorous,..sometimes uniflorous. 1881 Jrnl. Linn. Soc. XVIII. 353 Distinguished..by its unifoliate uniflorous stem. |