'minute-flowered' originates from the combination of 'minute,' meaning 'very small,' and 'flowered,' referring to having flowers.

The term 'minute-flowered' combines the adjective 'minute' from Latin 'minutus,' meaning 'small,' with 'flowered,' derived from Old French 'florir,' meaning 'to bloom.'

Initially, it meant 'having small flowers,' and this meaning has remained consistent in modern usage.