English adjective: flowering | |||
1. | flowering having a flower or bloom | ||
Samples | A flowering plant. | ||
Antonyms | flowerless, nonflowering | ||
English noun: flowering | |||
1. | flowering (process) the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms | ||
Synonyms | anthesis, blossoming, efflorescence, florescence, inflorescence | ||
Broader (hypernym) | development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny | ||
2. | flowering (process) a developmental process | ||
Samples | The flowering of antebellum culture. | ||
Synonyms | unfolding | ||
Broader (hypernym) | development, evolution | ||