flowering

English Thesaurus

1. the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms (noun.process)

hypernym	:	development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny,
definition	:	(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level (noun.process)

2. a developmental process (noun.process)

hypernym	:	development, evolution,
definition	:	a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) (noun.process)

3. the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms (noun.process)

derivation	:	bloom, blossom, flower,
definition	:	produce or yield flowers (verb.change)

derivation	:	burst forth, effloresce,
definition	:	come into or as if into flower (verb.change)

derivation	:	abloom, efflorescent,
definition	:	bursting into flower (adj.all)

4. a developmental process (noun.process)

derivation	:	blossom, blossom forth, blossom out, unfold,
definition	:	develop or come to a promising stage (verb.change)

5. having a flower or bloom (adj.all)

antonym	:	flowerless, nonflowering,
definition	:	without flower or bloom and not producing seeds (adj.all)

6. the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms (noun.process)

derivation	:	bloom, blossom, flower,
definition	:	produce or yield flowers (verb.change)

derivation	:	burst forth, effloresce,
definition	:	come into or as if into flower (verb.change)

derivation	:	abloom, efflorescent,
definition	:	bursting into flower (adj.all)

7. a developmental process (noun.process)

derivation	:	blossom, blossom forth, blossom out, unfold,
definition	:	develop or come to a promising stage (verb.change)

8. having a flower or bloom (adj.all)

antonym	:	flowerless, nonflowering,
definition	:	without flower or bloom and not producing seeds (adj.all)