flowering

[ flou-er-ing ]

adjective

1. bearing flowers.

flowering

/ ˈflaʊərɪŋ /

adjective

1. (of certain species of plants) capable of producing conspicuous flowers

   a flowering ash

Other Words From

• non·flower·ing adjective
• pre·flower·ing adjective
• un·flower·ing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of flowering¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; flower, -ing ²

Example Sentences

There’s something comforting about knowing there’s a company in Southern California providing such a wide selection of seeds for growing food and flowering plants.

From Los Angeles Times

Support of abortion bans as a litmus test for GOP politicians took some time to reach its full flowering.

From Los Angeles Times

“The California fuchsia blooms into the fall, and although the salvias’ spikes above the foliage die back after flowering, the structure and leaves remain vital.”

From Los Angeles Times

But a lack of lawns doesn’t equate to a lack of life: Picture aromatic sagebrush, bright yellow sunflowers, flowering yuccas, humble scrubs and native grasses billowing in the breeze.

From Los Angeles Times

In other words, there had been a flowering of serious intellectual challenges to white racial hegemony.

From Salon