flowered

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Each generation of banana plants had to grow for at least 12 months before researchers could test them for disease resistance and continue breeding once they flowered.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

In just two minutes, the movie had delivered everything it promised: a snorting monkey, a sucker in a flowered shirt, a shot of an ominous tire swing and a closeup of a peeled cheekbone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Finally, he pulled a white and blue flowered vase from the pile of debris that stayed together.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2025

“This is where he really flowered and was able to express himself,” Davis Lear said.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2024

Of course May never owned a flowered hat in her life, and her garden was as practical as anyone else’s.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant