flowering

flow·er  (flour) n. 1. a. The reproductive structure of some seed-bearing plants, characteristically having either specialized male or female organs or both male and female organs, such as stamens and a pistil, enclosed in an outer envelope of petals and sepals. b. Such a structure having showy or colorful parts; a blossom. 2. A plant that is cultivated or appreciated for its blossoms. 3. The condition or a time of having developed flowers: The azaleas were in full flower. 4. Something, such as an ornament or a figure of speech, that resembles a flower in shape, fineness, or attractiveness. 5. The period of highest development; the peak. See Synonyms at bloom1. 6. The highest example or best representative: the flower of our generation. 7. A natural development or outgrowth: "His attitude was simply a flower of his general good nature" (Henry James). 8. flowers Chemistry A fine powder produced by condensation or sublimation of a compound. v. flow·ered, flow·er·ing, flow·ers v.intr. 1. To produce a flower or flowers; blossom. 2. To develop naturally or fully; mature: His artistic talents flowered early. v.tr. To decorate with flowers or with a floral pattern. [Middle English flour, from Old French flor, from Latin fls, flr-; see bhel-3 in Indo-European roots.] flower·er n. flower·less adj.

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flowering [ˈflaʊərɪŋ]

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of certain species of plants) capable of producing conspicuous flowers a flowering ash

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flowering - the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms anthesis, blossoming, florescence, inflorescence, efflorescence growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
	2.	flowering - a developmental process; "the flowering of antebellum culture" unfolding evolution, development - a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer"
Adj.	1.	flowering - having a flower or bloom; "a flowering plant" flowerless, nonflowering - without flower or bloom and not producing seeds; "a flowerless plant"

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flowering

noun

development, developing, thriving, flourishing, blossoming, prospering the flowering of multi-party democracy

adjective

blooming, in flower, in bloom, in blossom, out, open, ready, blossoming, florescent, abloom pots of flowering shrubs

Translations

flowering [ˈflaʊərɪŋ]

A. ADJ → floreciente, en flor

B. N → floración f

flowering [ˈflaʊərɪŋ]

n (= blossoming) [idea, style] → épanouissement m

adj [shrub, tree, plant] → à fleurs

flowering

adj → Blüten-; flowering plant → Blütenpflanze f; flowering season → Blütezeit f; flowering shrub → Zierstrauch m

n (fig, of idea etc) → Blüte f

flowering [ˈflaʊərɪŋ]

1. n → fioritura

2. adj (in flower) → in fiore; (which flowers) → fiorifero/a, da fiore