- present participle of flower.
flowering
Example Sentences
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Flowering plants have unique genetic advantages over other organisms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Several other Klimt works in Lauder's collection were auctioned at the same event, including Flowering Meadow and Forest Slope at Unterach am Attersee, which fetched between $60m and $80m each.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025
Flowering mango trees can be found throughout the Mexican state of Chiapas.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025
Flowering plants, more specifically known as angiosperms, are the most important group of plants on Earth today, dominating most of the terrestrial ecosystems and being indispensable for human survival.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024
Flowering vines sent up creepers from every crack in the wall or pavement, and young trees had taken root in the Walls of abandoned shops and roofless temples.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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