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Definitions for Flowering

[1] bearing flowers.
[2] the blossom of a plant.
[3] Botany . the part of a seed plant comprising the reproductive organs and their envelopes if any, especially when such envelopes are more or less conspicuous in form and color. an analogous reproductive structure in other plants, as the mosses.
[4] a plant, considered with reference to its blossom or cultivated for its floral beauty.
[5] state of efflorescence or bloom: Peonies were in flower.
[6] an ornament representing a flower.
[7] Also called fleuron, floret. Printing . an ornamental piece of type, especially a stylized floral design, often used in a line to decorate chapter headings, page borders, or bindings.
[8] an ornament or adornment.
[9] the finest or most flourishing period: Poetic drama was in flower in Elizabethan England.
[10] the best or finest member or part of a number, body, or whole: the flower of American youth.
[11] the finest or choicest product or example.
[12] flowers, (used with a singular verb ) Chemistry . a substance in the form of a fine powder, especially as obtained by sublimation: flowers of sulfur.
[13] to produce flowers; blossom; come to full bloom.
[14] to come out into full development; mature.
[15] to cover or deck with flowers.
[16] to decorate with a floral design.
[17] (of certain species of plants) capable of producing conspicuous flowers a flowering ash
[18] a bloom or blossom on a plant a plant that bears blooms or blossoms
[19] the reproductive structure of angiosperm plants, consisting normally of stamens and carpels surrounded by petals and sepals all borne on the receptacle (one or more of these structures may be absent). In some plants it is conspicuous and brightly coloured and attracts insects or other animals for pollination Related adjective: floral Related prefix: antho-
[20] any similar reproductive structure in other plants
[21] the prime; peak in the flower of his youth
[22] the choice or finest product, part, or representative the flower of the young men
[23] a decoration or embellishment
[24] printing a type ornament, used with others in borders, chapter headings, etc
[25] Also called: fleuron an embellishment or ornamental symbol depicting a flower
[26] (plural) fine powder, usually produced by sublimation flowers of sulphur
[27] (intr) to produce flowers; bloom
[28] (intr) to reach full growth or maturity
[29] (tr) to deck or decorate with flowers or floral designs

Words related to Flowering

flourishing, abloom, florescent

Words nearby Flowering

flowerage, flowerbed, flowered, flowerer, floweret, flowering, flowering currant, flowering dogwood, flowering flax, flowering maple, flowering moss

Origin of Flowering

1150–1200; Middle English flour flower, best of anything < Old French flor, flour, flur < Latin flōr- (stem of flōs ). Cf. blossom

Words that may be confused with Flowering

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, flowerflour, flower

Other words from Flowering

non·flow·er·ing , adjective
pre·flow·er·ing , adjective
un·flow·er·ing , adjective
re·flow·er , verb

Word origin for Flowering

C13: from Old French flor , from Latin flōs ; see blow ³

Synonyms for Flowering

flourishing, abloom, florescent, in bloom, inflorescent