(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:42:27

Flow"er*ing, a. Bot.

Having conspicuous flowers; -- used as an epithet with many names of plants; as, flowering ash; flowering dogwood; flowering almond, etc.

Flowering fern, a genus of showy ferns (Osmunda), with conspicuous bivalvular sporangia. They usually grow in wet places. -- Flowering plants, plants which have stamens and pistils, and produce true seeds; phenogamous plants; -- distinguished from flowerless plants. -- Flowering rush, a European rushlike plant (Butomus umbellatus), with an umbel of rosy blossoms.

 

© Webster 1913.

Flow"er*ing, n.

1.

The act of blossoming, or the season when plants blossom; florification.

2.

The act of adorning with flowers.

 

© Webster 1913.

del.icio.us Facebook Digg StumbleUpon Reddit (unvotable) (I like it!)
Y'know, if you log in, you can write something here, or contact authors directly on the site. Create a New User if you don't already have an account.