a plant that flowers at a specified time or in a specified way
a late flowerer
flowerer in American English
(ˈflauərər)
noun
a plant that flowers at a specific time or in a certain manner
Word origin
[1850–55; flower + -er1]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boneyard, clear-cut, cloakroom, ethylene, segue-er is a suffix used in forming nouns designating persons from the object of their occupationor labor (hatter; tiler; tinner; moonshiner), or from their place of origin or abode (Icelander; southerner; villager), or designating either persons or things from some special characteristic or circumstance(six-footer; three-master; teetotaler; fiver; tenner)
Examples of 'flowerer' in a sentence
flowerer
This is an early flowerer with soft pale blue conical heads.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A good one for planting out because it's a reliable repeat flowerer and can tolerate a little shade.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
A reliable flowerer which will do just as well in damp soils as it will as a marginal.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This early-flowerer is a soft lilac and one of the best species for naturalising, gradually creating a carpet of colour.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Keen gardeners would probably prefer a traditional rose, one that flowers once a season, to a more modern repeat flowerer.