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ALL meanings of flower

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  • noun flower colourful part of plant 1
  • noun plural flower floral arrangement, bouquet 1
  • noun flower blossoming stage 1
  • noun flower best part 1
  • intransitive verb flower flower: blossom 1
  • intransitive verb flower person: blossom 1
  • transitive verb flower decorate with flowers 1
  • noun flower (of a plant) Produce flowers ; bloom. 1
  • noun flower the blossom of a plant. 1
  • noun flower Botany. the part of a seed plant comprising the reproductive organs and their envelopes if any, especially when such envelopes are more or less conspicuous in form and color. an analogous reproductive structure in other plants, as the mosses. 1
  • noun flower a plant, considered with reference to its blossom or cultivated for its floral beauty. 1
  • noun flower state of efflorescence or bloom: Peonies were in flower. 1
  • noun flower an ornament representing a flower. 1
  • noun flower Also called fleuron, floret. Printing. an ornamental piece of type, especially a stylized floral design, often used in a line to decorate chapter headings, page borders, or bindings. 1
  • noun flower an ornament or adornment. 1
  • noun flower the finest or most flourishing period: Poetic drama was in flower in Elizabethan England. 1
  • noun flower the best or finest member or part of a number, body, or whole: the flower of American youth. 1
  • noun flower the finest or choicest product or example. 1
  • noun flower flowers, (used with a singular verb) Chemistry. a substance in the form of a fine powder, especially as obtained by sublimation: flowers of sulfur. 1
  • verb without object flower to produce flowers; blossom; come to full bloom. 1
  • verb without object flower to come out into full development; mature. 1
  • verb with object flower to cover or deck with flowers. 1
  • verb with object flower to decorate with a floral design. 1
  • countable noun flower A flower is the part of a plant which is often brightly coloured, grows at the end of a stem, and only survives for a short time. 0
  • countable noun flower A flower is a stem of a plant that has one or more flowers on it and has been picked, usually with others, for example to give as a present or to put in a vase. 0
  • countable noun flower Flowers are small plants that are grown for their flowers as opposed to trees, shrubs, and vegetables. 0
  • verb flower When a plant or tree flowers, its flowers appear and open. 0
  • verb flower When something flowers, for example a political movement or a relationship, it gets stronger and more successful. 0
  • singular noun flower A person or thing that is described as the flower of something is the best part or example of it. 0
  • noun flower a bloom or blossom on a plant 0
  • noun flower a plant that bears blooms or blossoms 0
  • noun flower the reproductive structure of angiosperm plants, consisting normally of stamens and carpels surrounded by petals and sepals all borne on the receptacle (one or more of these structures may be absent). In some plants it is conspicuous and brightly coloured and attracts insects or other animals for pollination 0
  • noun flower any similar reproductive structure in other plants 0
  • noun flower the prime; peak 0
  • noun flower the choice or finest product, part, or representative 0
  • noun flower a decoration or embellishment 0
  • noun flower a type ornament, used with others in borders, chapter headings, etc 0
  • noun flower an embellishment or ornamental symbol depicting a flower 0
  • noun flower fine powder, usually produced by sublimation 0
  • verb flower to produce flowers; bloom 0
  • verb flower to reach full growth or maturity 0
  • verb flower to deck or decorate with flowers or floral designs 0
  • noun flower the seed-producing structure of an angiosperm, consisting of a shortened stem usually bearing four layers of organs, with the leaflike sepals, colorful petals, and pollen-bearing stamens unfolding around the pistils 0
  • noun flower a blossom; bloom 0
  • noun flower the reproductive structure of any plant 0
  • noun flower a plant cultivated for its blossoms; flowering plant 0
  • noun flower the best or finest part or example 0
  • noun flower the best period of a person or thing; time of flourishing 0
  • noun flower something decorative; esp., a figure of speech 0
  • noun flower a substance in powder form, made from condensed vapors 0
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