flowering plant

noun

|Updated on: 1 Jul 2018

Definition of flowering plant

: angiosperm

Recent Examples of flowering plant from the Web

On flowering plants, cut through a bud with a razor blade and examine the flowers inside.

— kevin dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, "Could a Platoon of Helicopters Have Saved Washington, D.C.'s Cherry Blossoms?," 20 Mar. 2017
One of these high-fire intervals occurred during the later stages of the Cretaceous, when dinosaurs ruled the Earth and flowering plants first appeared.

— andrew c. scott, Time, "When Did Humans Discover Fire? The Answer Depends on What You Mean By 'Discover'," 1 June 2018
The numerous varieties of flowering plants like impatiens, spikes, lobelia and mums, have been carefully cultivated and timed to be ripe with color just as the seasons change.

— michael sangiacomo, cleveland.com, "The plant you give Mom on Mother's Day likely has local roots (photos)," 13 May 2018
Volunteers who pull the most dandelions from the lawn at Naperville’s Knoch Park later this month will be rewarded with a prize — and not just the kind that comes from the sweet satisfaction of pulling the yellow-flowering plants up by their roots.

— erin hegarty, Naperville Sun, "Dandelion pull at Knoch Park to reward volunteers who uproot the most weeds," 7 May 2018
Peonies, flowering plants in the genus Paeonia, usually appear only for a few weeks in May and June.

— kelly conaboy, The Cut, "Today Is the Perfect Day to Buy Peonies," 2 May 2018
Today the landscape is covered in green grasses, tree saplings and flowering plants—all able, for the first time in decades, to flourish.

— geoffrey giller, Scientific American, "Island Lizards Shift to Evolutionary Fast-Track after Invasive Goats and Rats Are Eradicated," 30 Apr. 2018
Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School, 716 A Ave, Lake Oswego Spring Native Plant Sale: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wide variety of trees, shrubs and flowering plants.

— corey sheldon, OregonLive.com, "HG calendar April 28-May 6: plant sales galore," 27 Apr. 2018
The sale includes tomato and vegetable plants, succulent bowl gardens, flowering plants and patio/houseplants.

— linda mcintosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Newcomers discuss services for seniors," 21 Apr. 2018

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