late-spring-blooming

Thân thiện

The tulips are a late-spring-blooming variety.

Definition

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

Usage

• This adjective is used attributively to classify or describe plants based on their specific blooming season. It is a compound adjective, typically hyphenated when used before a noun.

Examples

• Attributive use (before a noun):
  • The garden features several late-spring-blooming shrubs.
  • We planted late-spring-blooming bulbs to ensure color after the early flowers fade.

Advanced Usage

• Compound Adjective Formation: The word is formed by combining "late-spring" (a noun phrase specifying a time) with the present participle "blooming." This pattern is common for describing seasonal characteristics (e.g., , ).
  • Horticultural catalogs often categorize plants as late-spring-blooming for easier planning.

Variants and Related Words

• Spring-blooming (adj): A broader term for plants that bloom in spring, without specifying "late" within the season.
• Late-blooming (adj): Can refer to plants that bloom late in their growing season or metaphorically to people or things that develop success or maturity later than usual.

Synonyms

• Spring-flowering (adj): Having flowers that appear in the spring.
• Vernal (adj): Pertaining to or occurring in spring (a more formal or literary term, not exclusively for blooming).

Notes

• This is a specialized term primarily used in gardening, botany, and horticultural contexts. It is a fixed compound adjective.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of plants that bloom during the spring

Từ đồng nghĩa

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