"upflower" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: upflowers [present, singular, third-person], upflowering [participle, present], upflowered [participle, past], upflowered [past]
Etymology: up- + flower Etymology templates: {{pre|en|up|flower}} up- + flower Head templates: {{en-verb}} upflower (third-person singular simple present upflowers, present participle upflowering, simple past and past participle upflowered)
  1. (intransitive, poetic, archaic) To flower; to reach a state of full development or achievement. Tags: archaic, intransitive, poetic
    Sense id: en-upflower-en-verb-n9b6BqGX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-

Inflected forms

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