recurrent-blooming
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/rɪˈkɝənt ˈbluːmɪŋ/
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/rɪˈkʌrənt ˈbluːmɪŋ/
flowers again and again
Etymology
'recurrent-blooming' is an English compound formed from 'recurrent' and 'blooming'. 'Recurrent' originates from Latin, specifically the verb 'recurrere,' where 're-' meant 'again' and 'currere' meant 'to run.' 'Blooming' derives from Old English 'blōman'/'blōwan' (related to Proto-Germanic *blōmô) meaning 'flower' or 'to blossom.'
'recurrent' came into English via Latin (recurrens/recurrere) and Middle French/Medieval Latin forms and developed into the English adjective 'recurrent.' 'Bloom' (from Old English 'blōma'/'blōwan') remained the core word for flowering; the modern compound 'recurrent-blooming' arose by combining the adjective 'recurrent' with the present participle 'blooming' to describe plants that flower repeatedly.
Initially, the Latin root 'recurrere' literally meant 'to run back' (i.e., 'returning'), and 'bloom' originally referred simply to a flower or the act of flowering; together in modern horticultural usage they evolved to mean 'flowering again and again' or 'producing repeated blooms.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the phenomenon or event of blooming again; repeated flowering.
Recurrent blooming is a desirable trait in many garden roses.
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Adjective 1
flowering repeatedly during a growing season; producing successive blooms throughout the season rather than only once.
The recurrent-blooming rose produced flowers from spring until fall.
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