mature plant
Adult botanical specimen
A mature plant has reached full development and is capable of reproduction—flowering, fruiting, or producing seeds.
The term distinguishes adult specimens from seedlings, juveniles, or immature growth: The mature plant can reach six feet tall.
Maturity varies by species, from weeks for annuals to decades for some trees.
- adultMature person, legally responsible
- grownReached full size
- floweringProducing reproductive structures
- in bloomActively producing flowers
- fruitingProducing edible growth
bearing fruit · harvest · ripe · fully-grown · established · bloom · foliage · tall · rooted · deep roots · thriving · perennial · old growth · leafy · woody · trunk · canopy · branching
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