be in flower
Example Sentences
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The sweet peas will soon be in flower, the stocks, too, are showing buds.
From Three Years in Tristan da Cunha by Barrow, Katherine Mary
It is not the season for them to be in flower yet; but when it is, I think we must take a walk there—with our luncheon in a basket—a little picnic in fact.
From Wives and Daughters by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
It chanced to be in flower at the time, and this enabled the botanist to determine its character.
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne
It will produce excellent food till it begins to be in flower, when it should immediately be ploughed up.
From The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock by Cameron, Charles Alexander, Sir
To produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be in flower.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
