flɔˈɹɛsəns ˈflaʊəɹɪŋ ˈflaʊəɹɪŋ ˌɪnfləˈɹɛsəns when a plant is in a state of possessing one or multiple flowers and/or blooms a flowering plant the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms a developmental process the flowering of antebellum culture