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spring-flowering

spring-flowering

1 3.7
Plants that bloom in spring
  • adjective
translation icon : floreciente en primavera
  • In spring, the garden is filled with beautiful spring-flowering tulips and daffodils.
  • spring-flowering bulbs
  • spring-flowering shrubs
  • spring-flowering tulips

Examples

  • Spring Flowering Shrubs:

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  • This shrub beats the spring flowering of forsythia by many weeks and is the earliest spring flowering.

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  • This shrub beats the spring flowering of forsythia by many weeks and is the earliest spring flowering.

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  • Planting spring-flowering bulbs in the fall ensures a vibrant display when the weather warms up.

  • Many gardeners enjoy selecting spring-flowering plants to create a colorful landscape after winter.

Synonyms

early-blooming
vsspring-flowering
1 3.4

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

is about flowering in spring generally rather than only at the start
spring-blooming
vsspring-flowering
3.5

A plant that has flowers in spring

has identical meaning but uses different wording for the same season
late-spring-blooming
vsspring-flowering
  • Specialized
3.9

A plant that has flowers in the later part of spring

is used for flowering that occurs anywhere in spring, not only late
early-flowering
vsspring-flowering
3.4

Plants that produce flowers early in spring

is used for flowering across the whole spring, not only the early part

How Early

spring-flowering
1 3.7

Surface Forms

spring-flowering positive

Morphology

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

The compound combines 'spring' and 'flowering' (flower + -ing) with the straightforward meaning 'producing flowers in spring'.

Etymology

The word spring-flowering combines spring ('the season when new life begins') and flowering ('producing flowers'), so it literally means a plant that makes its flowers in spring.