high-flowering
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/haɪˈflaʊrɪŋ/
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/haɪˈflaʊərɪŋ/
flowers borne high
Etymology
'high-flowering' originates from English as a compound of 'high' and 'flowering', where 'high' comes from Old English 'heah' meaning 'high, tall' and 'flower' comes ultimately from Latin 'flos'/'flor-' (via Old French) meaning 'flower'.
'high' changed from Old English 'heah' through Middle English forms into the modern English 'high'; 'flower' developed from Latin 'flos' to Old French 'fleur' to Middle English 'flour/flower', and the present-participle formation produced 'flowering'; the compound 'high-flowering' emerged in modern English horticultural usage.
Initially it described the physical position 'bearing flowers high on the stem'; over time the term broadened in horticultural use to also mean 'producing an abundance of flowers' or 'very floriferous'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
(botanical) Having flowers borne toward the top of the stem or on tall stems; exhibiting flowers at a relatively high position on the plant (often used in horticulture as 'high-flowering' or 'high-flowered').
This cultivar is high-flowering, with blooms concentrated near the stem tips.
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Adjective 2
producing or bearing an abundance of flowers; very floriferous (used to describe plants that flower profusely).
The border is planted with several high-flowering shrubs that provide continuous color all summer.
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