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 | ||