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Meaning
Noun
●
A
colorful
,
conspicuous
structure associated with
angiosperms
,
frequently
scented
and
attracting
various
insects
, and which may or may not be used for
sexual
reproduction.
●
In Botany:
A
reproductive
structure in
angiosperms
(
flowering plants
), often
conspicuously
colourful
and
typically
including
sepals
,
petals
, and either or both
stamens
and/or
a pistil.
●
A
plant
that
bears
flowers
, especially a
plant
that is small and
lacks
wood.
●
The
stem
of a
flowering plant
with the
blossom
or
blossoms
attached
, used for
decoration
, as a
gift
, etc.
●
Of
plants
, a state of
bearing
blooms.
●
The
vulva
, especially the
labia
majora.
●
The best
examples
or
representatives
of a group.
●
The best state of things; the prime.
●
Flour.
●
In Chemistry:
A
substance
in the form of a
powder
, especially when
condensed
from sublimation.
●
A
figure of speech
; an
ornament
of style.
●
In Printing:
Ornamental type used
chiefly
for
borders
around
pages
,
cards
, etc.
●
Menstrual discharges.
●
A
delicate
,
fragile
, or
oversensitive
person.
●
Credit, recognition.
●
Something that
flows
, such as a river.
Verb
●
To
put forth
blooms.
●
To
decorate
with
pictures
of flowers.
●
To
reach
a state of
full
development or achievement.
●
To
froth
; to
ferment
gently
, as new beer.
●
To
come off
as
flowers
by sublimation.
Name
●
A surname.
●
An
unincorporated
community
in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
flower
English
flour
Middle English (1100-1500)
flur
Anglo-Norman
flor
Latin
flor
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
florem
Latin
flos
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Bloom
Blossom
Flower
Cream
Prime
Head
Pseudanthium
Flowre
Flourish
Flour
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Plant
Leaf
Garden
Tree
Fruit
Dandelion
Bouquet
Daffodil
Inflorescence
Petals
Seed
Blossoms
Shrub
Bud
Hydrangea
Seedling
Floral
Petal
Roses
Vine
Bird
Crop
Hibiscus
Herb
Grass
Leaves
Blooms
Sprout
Fern
Mushroom
Rose
Vase
Fragrance
Seedpod
Plants
Butterfly
Chrysanthemum
Grow
Foliage
Ripen
Cotyledon
Germinate
Mature
Cactus
Berry
Moth
Fruits
Peony
Buds
Lily
Pollen
Pollinate
Scent
Candle
Grape
Gift
Leaf Buds
Butterfly Bush
More
Rhymes
Flour
Flower
Enflower
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