flowerage

American  

[flou-er-ij] / ˈflaʊ ər ɪdʒ /

noun

1. the process or state of flowering.

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flowerage British  

/ ˈflaʊərɪdʒ /

noun

1. a mass of flowers

2. the process or act of flowering

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Etymology

Origin of flowerage

First recorded in 1680–90; flower + -age

Example Sentences

But we must not grudge him a slumber or a sleep among the saughs, lulled by the murmur of millions of humble-bees—we speak within bounds—on their honied flowerage.

From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde

Urns on corner walls, pilasters, circular windows, flowerage and loggia.

From A Mere Accident by Moore, George (George Augustus)

And something embryonic in John Bulmer seemed to come, with the knave's benediction, into flowerage.

From Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes by Cabell, James Branch

The stems are particularly full and smooth, and the heads of the best of them rustle back with a profusion of flaxen flowerage, remarkably agreeable to the touch.

From Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy by Gosse, Edmund

Yet, thanks to Nature, who sends her leafage and flowerage up through all kinds of débris, and who takes a blossomy possession of ruined walls and desert places, it is never altogether dead!

From Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country by Smith, Alexander