come into flower
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: to begin to produce flowers : to bloom
The tree came into flower early this year.
—sometimes used figuratively to indicate something is developingHis interest in history came into flower while he was just a boy.
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After the plants come into flower, herbicides will have much less effect, and your chances of damaging adjacent plants will greatly increase.
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Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 2 May 2021
Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 2 May 2021
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