Standard Lemma guide

flowering

adj · noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈflaʊəɹɪŋ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: F L AW1 ER0 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of a plant, that produces flowers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Azaleas are flowering plants.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

aflower, in bloom

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The period of time during which a plant is in flower.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The period of time during which someone or something is at its peak.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: floruit

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

present participle and gerund of flower

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

having a flower or bloom

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a flowering plant

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: flowerless

7

noun

Meaning 7

the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blossoming, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis

8

noun

Meaning 8

a developmental process

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the flowering of antebellum culture

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unfolding

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: development, evolution

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: цъфтящ (cǎftjašt) — of a plant
  • Cebuano: mamulak — of a plant
  • Cebuano: mamuwak — of a plant
  • Danish: blomstrende — of a plant
  • Finnish: kukkiva — of a plant
  • Latin: flōrens — of a plant
  • Norwegian Bokmål: blomstrende — of a plant
  • Romanian: înfloritor — of a plant
  • Romanian: eflorescent — of a plant
  • Telugu: పుష్పించే (puṣpiñcē) — of a plant
  • Welsh: blodeuad — of a plant
  • Catalan: floració — action
  • Cebuano: pagpamulak — action
  • Cebuano: pagpamuwak — action
  • Finnish: kukinta — action
  • French: floraison — action
  • French: fleuraison — action
  • Galician: floración — action
  • Italian: fioritura — action
  • Occitan: floracion — action
  • Spanish: brotación — action
  • Spanish: florescencia — action
  • Spanish: florecimiento — action
  • Spanish: floración — action
  • Telugu: పుష్పించుట (puṣpiñcuṭa) — action
  • Cebuano: pagpamulak — period
  • Cebuano: pagpamuwak — period
  • Danish: blomstringstid — period
  • Finnish: kukinta — period
  • Spanish: florescencia — period
  • Spanish: floración — period
  • Swedish: blomstringstid — period
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