fall-blooming
4.7
A plant that produces flowers in autumn
- adjective
- US
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florecimiento otoñal
- This will take a little bit of extra work, but planting fall-blooming flowers can really add some sparkle and color to your home's exterior.
- fall-blooming perennials
- fall-blooming plants
Examples
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The garden was vibrant with various fall-blooming flowers that celebrated the beauty of autumn.
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Many fall-blooming plants like chrysanthemums provide brilliant color as the leaves begin to change.
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In our backyard, the fall-blooming asters bloom beautifully just as summer fades into fall.
Synonyms
autumn-blooming
vsfall-blooming
4.6
A plant that flowers in autumn to give color late in the year
is the same meaning expressed with another term
4.4
A plant that makes flowers in autumn
uses different wording but denotes the same seasonal flowering
autumn-flowering
vsfall-blooming
4.2
Flowering in autumn
is the same sense phrased differently for the same time
late-flowering
vsfall-blooming
4.4
Plants that bloom late in the growing season, often in autumn
refers to strict autumn timing rather than general lateness
late-blooming
vsfall-blooming
4.7
A plant that flowers later than most, often in autumn
specifies fixed autumn flowering rather than relative lateness
Antonyms
Surface Forms
fall-blooming positive
Morphology
Etymology
Fall-blooming comes from fall meaning 'autumn' and blooming meaning 'flowering', so it simply means plants that flower in the autumn. Think of a garden mum opening as the leaves begin to fall — that image helps you remember the word.
