early-blooming

Thân thiện

The early-blooming crocuses push through the last patches of snow.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Of plants that bloom during the spring: Describes a plant whose flowering period occurs in the spring season.

Usage

• This adjective is used attributively (before a noun) to classify or describe plants.
• It is a compound adjective, often hyphenated.

Examples

• The garden was filled with early-blooming crocuses and daffodils.
• For continuous color, plant early-blooming, mid-season, and late-blooming varieties.
• Early-blooming shrubs provide an important nectar source for bees.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used metaphorically to describe something that develops or appears sooner than usual, though this is less common.
  • The company was an early-blooming success in the tech industry.

Variants and Related Words

• Early-flowering: A direct synonym with identical meaning.
• Spring-blooming / Spring-flowering: Synonyms that explicitly mention the season.
• Precocious: Can be used in a broader sense for plants (or people) developing early.

Synonyms

• Spring-blooming
• Spring-flowering
• Early-flowering

Antonyms

• Late-blooming
• Late-flowering
• Autumn-blooming

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of plants that bloom during the spring

Từ đồng nghĩa

• spring-flowering
• early-flowering
• spring-blooming
• late-spring-blooming