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late-flowering

late-flowering

4.4
Plants that bloom late in the growing season, often in autumn
  • adjective
  • /leɪt-ˈflaʊərɪŋ/
translation icon : que florece tarde
  • Among the late-flowering species, the asters provided a beautiful display right before winter arrived.
  • late-flowering rhododendrons

Examples

  • Boyd is ahead of him, making his way slowly but without hesitation down the front walk that is lined with a few late-flowering Spanish dagger plants and a couple of rosebushes that look like wind and hail have nearly taken them.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • She planted several late-flowering perennials to ensure the garden remained lively until the first frost.

  • The garden was filled with vibrant colors as the late-flowering plants began to bloom in autumn.

Synonyms

late-blooming
vslate-flowering
4.7

A plant that flowers later than most, often in autumn

is used for plants that bloom in the late growing season, typically autumn
serotina
vslate-flowering
  • Specialized
9.9

Used for plants that flower or fruit late in the season

is a seasonal term for blooms occurring in the late part of growth
autumn-blooming
vslate-flowering
4.6

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

is about flowering in the late part of the growing season, usually autumn
autumn-flowering
vslate-flowering
4.2

Flowering in autumn

is the general term for plants that flower late in the season
fall-flowering
vslate-flowering
  • US
4.4

A plant that makes flowers in autumn

is used for plants flowering in the late growing period rather than early
fall-blooming
vslate-flowering
  • US
4.7

A plant that produces flowers in autumn

refers to blooms occurring in the late season, commonly in autumn

Antonyms

Plants that produce flowers early in spring

How Late

late-flowering
4.4

Surface Forms

late-flowering positive

Morphology

late-flowering = late + flowering (transparent) = late + flower + ing

Direct combination of 'late' + 'flowering' describing plants that bloom late in the season; meaning is literal and easily inferred from components.

Etymology

The word late-flowering comes from two simple parts: late meaning 'coming after the usual time' and flowering from flower meaning 'to bloom'. So a late-flowering plant is one that blooms in the later part of the growing season, often in autumn.