flowering Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
efflorescence; blossoming; florescence; anthesis; inflorescence.
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noun a developmental process
unfolding.
- the flowering of antebellum culture
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verb produce or yield flowers
blossom; flower; bloom.
- The cherry tree bloomed
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adjective having a flower or bloom
- a flowering plant
WordNet
Flow"er*ing adjective
Definitions
(Bot.) Having conspicuous flowers; -- used as an epithet with many names of plants; as, flowering ash;flowering dogwood;flowering almond, etc.
Flow"er*ing noun
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The act of blossoming, or the season when plants blossom; florification. -
The act of adorning with flowers.