Synonyms for flowering
Most common
bloom blossoming inflorescence efflorescence floruit
All synonyms
Noun
1. Bloom
bloom, blossoming, efflorescence, inflorescence, anthesis, florescence
Other
unfolding, floruit
Definitions
- n. 1
The period of time during which a plant is in flower.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- flowerings → blooms, blossomings, efflorescences, inflorescences…
Example sentences
- bloom Some flowers bloom in spring and others in autumn.
- blossoming At this moment, all the fruit trees are blossoming.
- inflorescence The Puya Raimondi has a beautiful inflorescence.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| flowering | falling | |
| bloom | steady | |
| blossoming | rising | |
| inflorescence | falling | |
| efflorescence | falling | |
| floruit | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- bloom1
- 7 letters
- floruit
- 8 letters
- anthesis
- 9 letters
- unfolding3
- 10 letters
- blossoming3
- 11 letters
- florescence
- 13 letters
- inflorescence, efflorescence
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unfolding3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- floraison