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Synonyms for flowering

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for flowering

the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

a developmental process

Synonyms

having a flower or bloom

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Estrone, estriol and 17[beta]-estradiol induced flowering in winter wheat (Janeczko and Filek, 2002), while androsterone, androstenedione and progesterone induced the generative phase in Arabidopsis thaliana (Janeczko et al., 2003).
Such dissection of the timing mechanism of flowering in plants like tomato is leading to new strategies for increasing agricultural yield in important crops.
Therefore, morpho- physiological basis of flower production and flowering pattern that ultimately leads to more mature pods and final yield need to be properly assessed in mungbean for future varietal development program.
If you find your large flowered clematis always looks fabulous while you are on holiday, try cutting it back in the spring - this will delay flowering.
Plant your summer flowering bulbs after the last frost - usually April.
* recognize flowering plants that are commonly used for cut flowers.
'Emily Mackenzie' is much later flowering, in August and September, with warm rusty - orange flowers tinged with darker spots within the flowers, growing to around 2ft/60cm tall.
New developments in genetic analysis have shown that an inconspicuous flowering shrub, Amborella, which grows only on the island of New Caledonia in the South Pacific, probably has this honor.
Examples of line flowers are gladiolus, stock, delphinium, larkspur, snapdragon, liatris, cattail, and spring flowering branches, such as forsythia, quince, leptospermum, and pussywillow.
When you're rooted to the spot, the natural state for all the world's flowering plants, it pays to be closely attuned to your environment.
Let's look closely at the three or four sections of early flowering clematis first.
Although morphological characters that increase the attractiveness of female flowers or increase the resemblance between male and female flowers have received most attention in the study of deceit pollination, the phenological pattern of male and female flowering is also likely to play an important role for pollination success (Bawa 1977).
A historic concrete sea-wall with a picturesque stone ledge will be restored to its original position, with the new addition of flowering beach plum bushes to separate the wall from the lawn.
Flowering occurs in the dry season (December-April), and plants generally produce several bisexual inflorescences each year, but only one inflorescence is open at a time.