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Meanings of fall-flowering in English

Of plants that bloom during the autumn.

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Examples for "late-blooming"
Examples for "late-blooming"
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Wes Morgan has enjoyed a late-blooming Premier League second life with Leicester.
The Guardian
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Let me position private penitentiaries as walled Montessoris for late-blooming unfortunates.
Up in the air
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The path was crowded on both sides by a thick row of late-blooming herbs.
Songs of love and death: all-original tales of star-crossed love
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It was a warm breeze, carrying with it the fragrance of late-blooming autumn wildflowers.
Dragons of autumn twilight
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A late-blooming ratama tree dispensed from its yellow petals a sweet and persistent odour.
Heart of the West
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It is a late-flowering annual that needs plenty of time to develop.
The Guardian
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This is a very late-flowering species, and remarkable for its Tansy-like foliage.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs
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Is a late-flowering Venus Williams primed to beat her sister at Wimbledon?
The Guardian
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It has simply been a privilege to watch that late-flowering brilliance.
The Guardian
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From this point the path rises, and the barren hillside is a-bloom with late-flowering myrtles.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series
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Amongst autumn-flowering shrubs this takes a high place, for in mild seasons it blooms well into October.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs
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Oddly, it is autumn-flowering.
The Irish Times
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Autumn-flowering bulbs have just arrived in many garden centres.
The Irish Times
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There are two fall blooming bulbs that would add to our September and October gardens.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 / Embracing the Tra...