a. Bot. [f. mod.L. ūniflōr-us (f. L. ūn-us UNI- + flōr-, flōs flower) + -OUS. Cf. F. uniflore (1753), Pg. unifloro.] Having or bearing only one flower.
1760. [see MULTIFLOROUS a.].
1800. Asiatic Ann. Reg., 299/1. The hermaphrodite calyx is sometimes biflorous, sometimes uniflorous.
1881. Jrnl. Linn. Soc., XVIII. 353. Distinguished by its unifoliate uniflorous stem.