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flowering

[flau-er-ing] / ˈflaʊ ər ɪŋ /


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Younger students have been using the outdoor classroom areas to talk and play games, while others have been watching figeater beetles and butterflies visit flowering trees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Bishop and Baucom found that flower size and flowering time became linked in the morning glory populations during the relatively short nine-year study period.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

Larger flowers may improve a plant's chances of attracting pollinators, while flowering earlier can help plants respond to changing environmental conditions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

It also heralded a flowering of his career as a TV presenter and he seemed to be rarely off our screens.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

This would be a key component in the full flowering of mechanics achieved following the work of Isaac Newton.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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