multiflorous, a. Bot.
(mʌltɪˈflɔərəs)
[f. late L. multiflōr-us (f. multus multi- + flōr-, flōs flower) + -ous.]
Of a stalk: Bearing many (i.e. more than three) flowers.
| 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. iii. iv. (1765) 172 Uniflorous, Biflorous, Triflorous, or Multiflorous Peduncles. 1831 Macgillivray tr. Richard's Elem. Bot. 180. |