floriferous
adjective
flo·rif·er·ous flȯ-ˈri-f(ə-)rəs 
: bearing flowers
especially : blooming freely
floriferousness noun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Rather than growing tall with a few huge blooms at the top the way many types of annual sunflowers do, this floriferous phenomenon stays more compact with multiple stems and hundreds of bright yellow blooms. 
Mackenzie Nichols, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2022 Rather than growing tall with a few huge blooms at the top the way many types of annual sunflowers do, this floriferous phenomenon stays more compact with multiple stems and hundreds of bright yellow blooms. Mackenzie Nichols, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2022 Do your homework before going to the nursery and falling in love with fabulous, floriferous little plants that can’t give you much in return for your efforts and capital. Lynlee Austell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2022 The volumes swamp household surfaces with their floriferous covers: thumbed, dog-eared, etched with notes. Amy Merrick, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022 The bush is compact, and this rose is extremely floriferous and performs well in containers or as a low hedge in the garden. Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2021 Perennial Coreopsis is tenacious and floriferous, putting out a seemingly endless parade of yellow or orange flowers. Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Sep. 2021 Jennings says it’s probably the most floriferous of the miniatures. Washington Post, 30 June 2021 Container plants grow in an artificial environment and need feeding to remain vigorous and floriferous. Washington Post, 17 May 2021 See More
Mackenzie Nichols, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2022 Rather than growing tall with a few huge blooms at the top the way many types of annual sunflowers do, this floriferous phenomenon stays more compact with multiple stems and hundreds of bright yellow blooms. Mackenzie Nichols, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2022 Do your homework before going to the nursery and falling in love with fabulous, floriferous little plants that can’t give you much in return for your efforts and capital. Lynlee Austell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2022 The volumes swamp household surfaces with their floriferous covers: thumbed, dog-eared, etched with notes. Amy Merrick, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022 The bush is compact, and this rose is extremely floriferous and performs well in containers or as a low hedge in the garden. Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2021 Perennial Coreopsis is tenacious and floriferous, putting out a seemingly endless parade of yellow or orange flowers. Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Sep. 2021 Jennings says it’s probably the most floriferous of the miniatures. Washington Post, 30 June 2021 Container plants grow in an artificial environment and need feeding to remain vigorous and floriferous. Washington Post, 17 May 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin flōrifer "producing flowers, flowery" (from flōri- flori- + -fer "bearing") + -ous — more at -fer
First Known Use
1678, in the meaning defined above
floriferous
adjective
as in flowered
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- flowered
- abloom
- floral
- blossomy
- flowery
- florid