flowering

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Seagrasses are flowering plants that live in shallow, sheltered areas of the coast, forming dense underwater meadows.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

He argues that this pressure is necessary to force regime change and a flowering of private enterprise.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

The already dynamic Gulf states would benefit from stability, a fresh injection of capital to the region, and a flowering of Persian creativity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The researchers found evidence that certain sequences originated before flowering plants diverged from their non-flowering ancestors more than 400 million years ago.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

That was just her empty shell over there, whereas here I could touch things she had touched, look out on the flowering plants she had looked at, and walk through her house.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns