grandiflora

grandiflora
/gran'deuh flawr"euh, -flohr"euh/, n.
any of several plant varieties or hybrids characterized by large showy flowers, as certain kinds of petunias, baby's breath, or roses.
[1900-05; < NL, a specific epithet frequent in the names of such flowers; see GRAND, -I-, FLORA]

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