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early-blooming

early-blooming

1 3.4
A plant that flowers early in the growing season, often in spring
  • adjective
translation icon : floración temprana
  • To brighten up the landscape, she planted an early-blooming variety of tulips that thrived in the cooler weather.
  • early-blooming varieties
  • early-blooming bulbs
  • early-blooming trees

They're they're early blooming, they're Hardy, they aren't fussy.

Examples

  • In early spring, many early-blooming flowers, such as crocuses and daffodils, start to appear in gardens.

  • They're they're early blooming, they're Hardy, they aren't fussy.

    Garden Answer

  • The early-blooming cherry trees in our neighborhood attract many visitors during the cherry blossom festival.

Synonyms

spring-flowering
vsearly-blooming
1 3.7

Plants that bloom in spring

is specifically about flowering early in the growing season
early-flowering
vsearly-blooming
3.4

Plants that produce flowers early in spring

is the same in meaning but uses a different compound form
spring-blooming
vsearly-blooming
3.5

A plant that has flowers in spring

is about flowering in the early part of the growing season

Antonyms

late-blooming
4.7

A plant that flowers later than most, often in autumn

How Early

early-blooming
1 3.4

Surface Forms

early-blooming positive

Morphology

early-blooming = early + blooming (transparent) = early + bloom + ing

The compound is a straightforward combination of 'early' and the participial adjective 'blooming', giving the clear meaning 'flowering early'.

Etymology

The word early-blooming combines early ('before' or 'at the start') and bloom ('to flower'), giving a simple image of a plant opening its flowers sooner than others. So an early-blooming plant is one that 'flowers' in the early part of the growing season, especially in spring.