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late-blooming

late-blooming

4.7
A plant that flowers later than most, often in autumn
  • adjective
  • /leɪtˈblumɪŋ/
translation icon : tardía en florecer
  • This variety of chrysanthemum is late-blooming, filling the garden with color in October.
  • late-blooming roses
  • late-blooming plants

Examples

  • The late-blooming flowers added color to the garden in autumn.

  • Many gardeners appreciate late-blooming plants for extending the season of blossoms into the fall.

  • The late-blooming asters are a welcome sight when most other flowers have faded.

  • Many late-blooming plants thrive in cooler temperatures.

  • The garden was filled with colorful late-blooming flowers that brightened up the autumn landscape.

  • In October, the late-blooming chrysanthemums added splashes of color to the fading garden.

  • Her late-blooming orchids were a delightful surprise, blooming just as the season started to change.

Synonyms

serotina
vslate-blooming
  • Specialized
9.9

Used for plants that flower or fruit late in the season

is specific to plants that bloom later than typical, especially in autumn
late-flowering
vslate-blooming
4.4

Plants that bloom late in the growing season, often in autumn

emphasizes flowering later than typical rather than only autumn timing
autumn-blooming
vslate-blooming
4.6

A plant that flowers in autumn to give color late in the year

is about blooming later than normal, not just being in autumn
autumn-flowering
vslate-blooming
4.2

Flowering in autumn

is about later-than-normal flowering rather than simply autumn occurrence
fall-blooming
vslate-blooming
  • US
4.7

A plant that produces flowers in autumn

is about later timing relative to normal seasons, not only autumn
fall-flowering
vslate-blooming
  • US
4.4

A plant that makes flowers in autumn

is about flowering later than typical, especially in autumn

Antonyms

early-blooming
1 3.4

A plant that flowers early in the growing season, often in spring

How Late

late-blooming
4.7

Surface Forms

late-blooming positive

Morphology

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

The structure is a compound of 'late' + 'bloom' with the participle suffix '-ing', yielding the literal meaning 'flowering later than usual'.

Etymology

The word late-blooming joins late ('after the usual time') and bloom ('to flower'). So, a late-blooming plant is one that 'flowers' later than usual, often into the autumn, which helps gardeners remember plants that extend the season of blossoms.