"flowerful" meaning in English

See flowerful in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more flowerful [comparative], most flowerful [superlative]
Etymology: flower + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flower|ful|pos=adjective}} flower + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} flowerful (comparative more flowerful, superlative most flowerful)
  1. (poetic) flowery, abundant in flowers. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-flowerful-en-adj-NTv31h-x Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header

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