Word
flowering
Phoneticsflow·er·ing
US/ˈfɫaʊɝɪŋ/
UK/flˈaʊəɹɪŋ/
Definitions
01producing flowers
adj. describes a plant that is currently in bloom or is the type of plant that produces flowers.
adj. denoting a plant that produces flowers as its reproductive structure; often used to distinguish angiosperms from other plant types.
“The flowering cherry trees in the park look beautiful every spring.”
“Botanists classify these species as flowering plants because they produce seeds enclosed within a carpel, unlike gymnosperms.”
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03a peak period
n. the time when an idea, a style, or a person's work is at its best and most successful.
n. the period of greatest development, output, or influence of a particular movement, individual, or culture.
“The city saw a great flowering of art and music during that decade.”
“Historians often point to this era as the full flowering of Renaissance humanism, marked by a radical shift in educational priorities.”
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Often used with the preposition 'of' to describe the subject reaching its peak.
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“Borrage is a type of herby flowering plant, which is very traditional in Aragón, while it is hardly eaten at all in southern Spain.” “They spent over a decade turning their Maryland yard into bird and pollinator habitat, with native flowering plants and trees.” Word family
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