"reflower" meaning in English

See reflower in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: reflowers [present, singular, third-person], reflowering [participle, present], reflowered [participle, past], reflowered [past]
Etymology: re- + flower Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|flower}} re- + flower Head templates: {{en-verb}} reflower (third-person singular simple present reflowers, present participle reflowering, simple past and past participle reflowered)
  1. (intransitive) To flower again or anew. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-reflower-en-verb-Pz7NKFqk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

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