flowerer

[ flou-er-er ]

noun

1. a plant that flowers at a specific time or in a certain manner.

flowerer

/ ˈflaʊərə /

noun

1. a plant that flowers at a specified time or in a specified way

   a late flowerer

Word History and Origins

Origin of flowerer¹

First recorded in 1850–55; flower + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Blake has selected a hot palette: the burnt umber and orange streaks of Helenium ‘Sahin’s Early Flowerer’; the crackle of Cotinus ‘Grace’, with its puffs of purple-pink flowers that look like smoke; and the almost black leaves of Angelica ‘Ebony’.

From The Guardian

Madame Isaac Pereire another Bourbon; it is a quick grower and most abundant flowerer, the flowers are bright rose crimson.

From Project Gutenberg

He tells me it is a very free flowerer, and has a lovely scent.

From Project Gutenberg

The Tooth-leaved Stork's bill, P. denticulatum, is not a free flowerer, but may with care be made to bloom in April.

From Project Gutenberg