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everblooming

[ ev-er-bloo-ming ]

/ ˈɛv ərˈblu mɪŋ /

adjective

in bloom throughout most of the growing months of the year.

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Origin of everblooming

First recorded in 1890–95; ever + blooming

Words nearby everblooming

eventuate, eventus, ever, ever and again, everbearing, everblooming, everdur, everest, everett, everglade, everglades

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Example sentences from the Web for everblooming

Everblooming Roses is the name we give to those included under the second general head.
Parsons on the Rose|Samuel Browne Parsons
For window culture, the Everblooming Roses are the best, and they should be ordered of the nurseryman in suitable pots.
Parsons on the Rose|Samuel Browne Parsons
Everblooming Roses should be set out in the spring, about the middle of April.
A Woman's Hardy Garden|Helena Rutherfurd Ely
The everblooming kinds have six inches of manure, then a foot of leaves, and then a good covering of cedar branches over all.
A Woman's Hardy Garden|Helena Rutherfurd Ely

The monthly or everblooming Roses, which need very heavy covering in winter, should be planted together.
A Woman's Hardy Garden|Helena Rutherfurd Ely

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