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单词 centifolious
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Definition of centifolious in English:

centifolious

adjective ˌsɛntɪˈfəʊlɪəs
  • Of a flower, especially a rose: having a very large number of petals; double. Compare centifolia.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Nathan Bailey (d. 1742), lexicographer and schoolmaster. From classical Latin centifolius (in rosa centifolia rose with a hundred petals (Pliny) from centum hundred + folium leaf, petal, after Hellenistic Greek ἑκατοντάϕυλλος (Theophrastus)) + -ous.

Definition of centifolious in US English:

centifolious

adjectiveˌsɛntɪˈfəʊlɪəs
  • Of a flower, especially a rose: having a very large number of petals; double. Compare centifolia.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Nathan Bailey (d. 1742), lexicographer and schoolmaster. From classical Latin centifolius (in rosa centifolia rose with a hundred petals (Pliny) from centum hundred + folium leaf, petal, after Hellenistic Greek ἑκατοντάϕυλλος (Theophrastus)) + -ous.

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