floribunda

floribunda
/flawr'euh bun"deuh, flohr'-/, n.
any of a class of roses characterized by a long blooming period and the production of large flowers often in thick clusters.
[1895-1900; < NL, n. use of fem. of floribundus flowering freely, equiv. to flori- FLORI- + -bundus adj. suffix]

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