flowering
1Flowering — Flow er*ing, a. (Bot.) Having conspicuous flowers; used as an epithet with many names of plants; as, flowering ash; flowering dogwood; flowering almond, etc. [1913 Webster] {Flowering fern}, a genus of showy ferns ({Osmunda}), with conspicuous… …
2flowering — flowering; non·flowering; …
3Flowering — Flow er*ing, n. 1. The act of blossoming, or the season when plants blossom; florification. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of adorning with flowers. [1913 Webster] …
4flowering — index fertile, fruition, growth (evolution) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5flowering — [flou′ər iŋ] adj. 1. having flowers; in bloom 2. bearing showy or profuse flowers …
6flowering — [[t]fla͟ʊərɪŋ[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: usu N of n The flowering of something such as an idea or artistic style is the development of its popularity and success. He may be happy with the flowering of new thinking, but he has yet to contribute much to it …
7flowering — I UK [ˈflaʊərɪŋ] / US [ˈflaʊrɪŋ] noun [countable] Word forms flowering : singular flowering plural flowerings the time when something becomes successful and completely developed the flowering of modern democracy II UK [ˈflaʊərɪŋ] / US [ˈflaʊrɪŋ]… …
8flowering — flow|er|ing1 [ flaurıŋ ] adjective only before noun a flowering plant produces flowers flowering flow|er|ing 2 [ flaurıŋ ] noun count the time when something becomes successful and completely developed: the flowering of modern democracy …
9Flowering — Flower Flow er (flou [ e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flowered} (flou [ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flowering}.] [From the noun. Cf. {Flourish}.] 1. To blossom; to bloom; to expand the petals, as a plant; to produce flowers; as, this plant flowers in… …
10flowering — 1. noun a) The action of the verb to flower. b) Blooming 2. adjective a) (used only before the noun) Of a plant, that produces flowers. Azaleas are flowering plants. b) Having flowers that are opening …
