flowered

UK: ˈflaʊəd | US: ˈflaʊərd

Definition

  1. adj. decorated with flowers or floral patterns

  2. adj. (of a plant) having produced flowers

  3. v. (past tense of flower) bloomed or developed blossoms

Structure
flower <blossom>ed <past tense/adjective suffix>
Etymology

The word flowered combines flower (from Old French flor, Latin flos, meaning "blossom") with the suffix -ed, which here serves a dual function:

  1. As a past tense marker for the verb flower (e.g., "The plant flowered last spring").
  2. As an adjective-forming suffix indicating possession of a quality (e.g., "a flowered dress"). The logic traces to Proto-Indo-European bhel- (to thrive, bloom), evolving through Latin and Old French into Middle English flour. The addition of -ed follows Germanic participle/adjectival patterns.
Examples

  1. She wore a beautifully flowered dress to the garden party.

  2. The cherry trees flowered earlier than usual this year.

  3. The fabric’s flowered design reminded him of spring.

  4. After years of care, the cactus finally flowered.

  5. The meadow flowered profusely after the rains.