'uniflorum' originates from Latin, specifically the compound formed from 'unus' (one) + 'flōs, flōris' (flower), where the element 'uni-' meant 'one' and the root related to 'flower'.

'uniflorum' is Classical Latin in formation and was carried into New Latin used in botanical nomenclature without significant phonological change; it functions as a neuter adjectival epithet in modern scientific names.

Initially it meant 'having one flower' in Latin descriptions, and over time it has retained that same basic meaning as a descriptive epithet in botanical usage.