flowering
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈflaʊərɪŋ/
- Seagrasses are submerged aquatic flowering plants that are not directly related to terrestrial grasses.
- flowering plants
- flowering shrubs
- flowering trees
Examples
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In spring, the garden bursts into life with the vibrant flowering of various plants.
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Morris notes that legumes are the third-largest family of flowering plants, with an estimated 20,000 known species worldwide.
Academic text (1996) -
And the flowering plants, they really cheer the place up.
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I stood looking out the glass wall at a small flowering pear tree.
Fiction book (2001) -
The nandina is a species of flowering plant native to Eastern Asia.
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Try this technique on individual or clusters of flowering trees, such as cherry or apple blossoms.
Academic text (1996) -
Says Villet, "South Africa's diverse and beautiful groups of flowering plants can bring excellent prices in international markets."
Academic text (1997) -
Faraway Downs will be reborn as an island-- green and flowering and fat with life.
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Vegetation, including twenty-six species of flowering plants, once again carpeted the island.
Academic text (1996) -
The trees were spaced well apart, bright with flowering vines that draped the lower branches.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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1.0
A flower on a plant or the time when a plant makes flowers
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1.8
The time when a plant produces flowers
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2.5
A time when flowers open and plants become full of blooms
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8.4
Time when many flowers bloom on a plant or in a garden
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9.9
The time when a flower opens and its petals unfold
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8.7
The time when a plant's flowers form and open
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9.3
The time when flowers open and bloom
Compounds
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9.8
A small North American plant with white petal-like parts that grows in dry fields
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8.2
A small tree from eastern North America with showy white or pink spring flowers and red fall berries
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7.9
A bush with bright pink or purple flowers and small red fruit like a tiny cup
A small decorative bush from China with many pink, red, or white flowers
A low plant from eastern North America with rosy purple flowers and shiny green leaves
- South African
A small plant with thick leaves that look like stones and one yellow or white flower
- Specialized
An evergreen tree with large glossy leaves and big white fragrant flowers
How Blooming
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Flowering comes from flower meaning 'blossom', and it names the time or process when a plant makes its flowers or is 'in full bloom'.