|  flowering 
 
 1. the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms (Freq. 2)
 • Syn:
 blossoming, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence
 • Derivationally related forms:
 efflorescent (for: efflorescence), effloresce (for: efflorescence), flower
 • Hypernyms:
 growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
 2. a developmental process (Freq. 1)
 - the flowering of antebellum culture
 • Syn:
 unfolding
 • Derivationally related forms:
 unfold (for: unfolding)
 • Hypernyms:
 development, evolution
 
 having a flower or bloom
 - a flowering plant
 • Ant:
 flowerless
 
 
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