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

"Thirty years ago, the shea nut tree had a pattern of its production. It flowered in December then by the time it reached April, it would be ready," Mr Gerima told the BBC.

From BBC • May 1, 2025

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

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2024

It spun past us like a small cyclone of ice, taking the flowered hat with it, and whirled up the stairs, leaving us frozen speechless in the parlor doorway.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn