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

April was cool and wet which meant many flowering plants, including bluebells, flowered later than usual – like these fine examples at Walk Wood in Sheffield Park and Garden in East Sussex.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2024

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

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2024

Frony wore a dress of bright blue silk and a flowered hat.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner