upflower en · VERB
Etymology
From up- + flower.
Meanings
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(archaic, intransitive, poetic) To flower; to reach a state of full development or achievement.
The beauteous babe — a sour old beldame's care, / Upflowered at length a matchless maid, and fair.
1875, Paul Hamilton Hayne, The Mountain of the Lovers:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| upflowered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| upflowered | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| upflowering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| upflowers | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |