Definitions

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  • adjective Not flowering; that does not produce flowers.

Etymologies

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un- +‎ flowering

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Examples

  • The Pope's staff is always going to remain barren, like Slothrop's own unflowering cock.

    Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978

  • Like most such things, though, it doesn't translate - "descended from countless generations of dwellers in stinking, unflowering mud" is as close as I can come to it in Spanish. '

    Masters Of The Vortex Smith, E. E. 1972

  • "Well," said Mr. Lipkind, unflowering his napkin, spreading it across his knees, and exhaling, "this is fine!"

    Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It Fannie Hurst 1928

  • Here over the short, as yet unflowering, heather, there was a mile or more of level galloping ground.

    The Patrician John Galsworthy 1900

  • Here over the short, as yet unflowering, heather, there was a mile or more of level galloping ground.

    Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900

  • Without a generous seedtime, there will be an unflowering summer and an unproductive harvest.

    Character Samuel Smiles 1858

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