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autumn-flowering

autumn-flowering

1 4.2
Flowering in autumn
  • adjective
: floreciente en otoño
  • The autumn-flowering plants add color to the garden.

Examples

  • The autumn-flowering crocuses bring color to the garden after summer's end.

  • Many autumn-flowering plants are valued for their ability to brighten late-season borders.

  • We added several autumn-flowering species to our collection to extend the blooming period.

  • Many autumn-flowering species thrive in cooler temperatures.

  • In my garden, I love to plant autumn-flowering chrysanthemums that brighten the landscape as summer comes to an end.

  • The autumn-flowering crocus adds a splash of color in October when many other flowers have already faded.

  • During the fall, I appreciate how autumn-flowering plants like asters provide beautiful blooms just before winter sets in.

Synonyms

late-blooming
vsautumn-flowering
1 4.7

A plant that flowers later than most, often in autumn

describes a set seasonal timing instead of relative lateness
fall-blooming
vsautumn-flowering
  • US
1 4.7

A plant that produces flowers in autumn

refers to producing flowers rather than the bloom event
late-flowering
vsautumn-flowering
1 4.4

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

marks a set season rather than a lateness compared with norms
fall-flowering
vsautumn-flowering
  • US
1 4.4

A plant that makes flowers in autumn

uses a neutral term for flowers rather than the blooming act
autumn-blooming
vsautumn-flowering
1 4.6

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

describes the presence of flowers rather than the opening action

Antonyms

Plants that bloom in spring

Plants that bloom in summer

Surface Forms

autumn-flowering positive

Morphology

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

Clear compound of 'autumn' + 'flowering' meaning 'flowering in the autumn'; components map directly to the sense.

Etymology

Autumn-flowering is made of autumn ('fall') and flowering ('making flowers' or 'blooming'). So an autumn-flowering plant is one that blooms in the autumn, the season after summer.