"flowering" in the noun sense
1. blossoming, flowering, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
2. unfolding, flowering
a developmental process
"the flowering of antebellum culture"
"flowering" in the verb sense
1. bloom, blossom, flower
produce or yield flowers
"The cherry tree bloomed"
"flowering" in the adjective sense
1. flowering
having a flower or bloom
"a flowering plant"
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