Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Bursting into flower; flowering.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Expanding into flowers; blossoming.
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- adjective
flowering orbudding
Etymologies
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Examples
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The same thing explains why anyone could think compact florescent is ‘greener’ than incandescent.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » It’s Been A While Since I Dissed on Ethanol… 2010
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- Mercury-containing items such as florescent light tubes
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LCD crystals do not produce their own light, so an external light source, such as florescent bulb is needed for the image created by the LCD to become visible to the viewer.
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LCD crystals do not produce their own light, so an external light source, such as florescent bulb is needed for the image created by the LCD to become visible to the viewer.
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Lighting gets special attention—in one room a trio of boulder-shaped lanterns hang, in another a chicken wire wrapped florescent chandelier dangles.
Water With an Edge Adam H. Graham 2011
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It's not a very glamorous place, this small second story room lit by florescent bulbs on a small street around the corner from the Nana redlight district in Bangkok.
Kyle Westaway: Ideas Become Human Kyle Westaway 2011
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By the glow of florescent bulbs, residents have been able to extend their hours of productivity late into the night.
Indian Electricity Initiative Shines New Light on Farm Garbage 2011
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It's not a very glamorous place, this small second story room lit by florescent bulbs on a small street around the corner from the Nana redlight district in Bangkok.
Kyle Westaway: Ideas Become Human Kyle Westaway 2011
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Oh … he is the same guy who made a decision last year to remove one florescent tube out of every light in each station in an attempt to reduce electricity bills.
It’s A Car Tyre – I Can Manage – Go Away! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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The answer is a “no” complimented with beer-aided flatulence and the shattering of florescent light tubes.
Weekend Weirdness SXSW Review: Harmony Korine’s Trash Humpers | /Film 2010
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