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flower

flower

1.0
Part of a plant that is often colorful and makes seeds
  • noun
  • /ˈflaʊər/
translation icon : flor
  • She picked a bouquet of flowers to decorate the dining table for the party.
  • flowers and fruits
  • a bouquet of flowers
  • artificial flowers

Why did I choose a flower if there's no seeds?

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Examples

  • We got these from the flower shop today.

  • Oh, actually, is this one of those flowers you can eat?

  • Look, we have real flowers and such a great view.

  • And because of that, there were many flowers growing wild.

  • And I'll buy you some flowers and maybe a dress.

  • Give her some flowers, earn her trust.

  • Lots and lots of gorgeous flowers coming in.

  • The flowers must be gorgeous.

  • Leaders were often given flowers as signs of respect and acknowledgment of their high status.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Let me show you the flowers that I've got the vase for.

Synonyms

blossom
vsflower
77 1.0

A flower or a group of flowers on a tree

is the broader plant part term used across many plant types
bloom
vsflower
52 1.0

A flower on a plant or the time when a plant makes flowers

is the plant part itself rather than the period of petal production

Idioms

7.3

A person who is the best or most admired in a group

Compounds

14 1.0

A part of a garden where people plant flowers

7 2.1

A young girl who walks before the bride at a wedding and drops flower petals

A group of flowers put together to look attractive

A garden where people grow many flowers for beauty

flower child
  • Archaic
5 6.8

A young person, especially in the 1960s, who rejects normal values and supports peace and living simply with others

flower petal
  • Specialized
3 1.0

A soft, usually bright part of a flower

1 1.0

A shop that sells flowers and small plants

1 1.0

A small part on a plant that will become a flower, not a leaf

flower head
  • Specialized
1 3.0

A tight group of small flowers that look like one flower

1 1.3

A flower that grows naturally without being planted by people

A flower made from plastic, silk, or paper that looks like a real one

flower girl
  • Archaic
1 3.4

A person who sells flowers on the street

flower people
  • Archaic
1 8.6

People from the 1960s who believed in peace, love, and living together

flower power
  • Archaic
1 6.6

A youth movement in the 1960s that promoted peace, love and no violence

1 3.3

An upright stem that grows from the ground and holds a flower above the leaves

flower cluster
  • Specialized
1 2.7

A group of flowers that grow close together on a plant

hothouse flower
  • Offensive
1 8.9

A person who is very protected and cannot deal with hard situations

1 4.4

A climbing plant with hard stems and bright thin parts that look like paper and decorate gardens

9.1

A plant that lives for one year with purple, basket-like flower heads used to decorate gardens

A tropical plant with bright orange-red flowers that often grows as a weed

A tall plant from eastern North America with dense spikes of blue flowers

A plant with bright yellow, red or purple flowers often grown in gardens

A small wild flower with bright yellow shiny petals

butterfly flower
  • Specialized
8.2

A small garden plant with thin divided leaves and bright flowers with different colours

A shrub or small tree with clusters of pink flowers streaked with purple

A climbing plant with bright yellow flowers like a canary

A tall North American plant with bright red flowers that grows in wet places

carrion flower
  • Specialized
9.9

A fleshy plant without leaves that has large star-shaped flowers that smell like rotting meat and attract flies

A plant that lives for many years with bright orange flowers in the eastern and southern United States

A plant with red leaves like a poinsettia that people use to decorate at Christmas

compass flower
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant whose leaves point north and south

corkscrew flower
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical vine with bright yellow and purple flowers whose petals twist like a snail shell

8.2

A small tree or shrub with wrinkled bright flowers often planted in warm gardens

cushion flower
  • Australian
9.9

A tall shrub from Western Australia with large round red and yellow flowers

8.0

A wild plant with pink or white flowers that grows in damp meadows

A short, hairy plant that comes back every year and has blue-violet or lilac flowers in early spring

apetalous flower
  • Specialized
9.8

A flower with no petals

A plant that lives for many years with white to pink puffed flowers in long clusters on upright stems

A poisonous woody evergreen vine with sweet-smelling yellow flowers shaped like funnels in the southeastern United States

A flower that keeps its shape and color after drying for decoration

A garden plant with feathery leaves and blue or white flowers

fiesta flower
  • Specialized
9.9

A small wild plant with deep purple flowers that grows in California

fire flower
  • Jargon
8.0

A game item that lets a character throw fireballs at enemies

finger-flower
  • Archaic
9.9

A tall plant with large pink-purple tube flowers whose leaves are poisonous but make heart medicine

Growing and caring for plants that have flowers to make a place look nice

flower of youth
  • Archaic
7.5

A time in youth when a person has the most energy and hope

A young boy who walks in a wedding scattering petals

flower boy
  • Informal
7.6

A young man admired for soft, pretty looks and stylish clothes, often in fashion or pop culture

A string of flowers worn or hung for decoration

flower-cup fern
  • Specialized
9.8

A slender plant with shiny brown stalks and divided leaves with small brown dots along the edges

flower-of-an-hour
  • Specialized
9.9

A small plant with yellow flowers that open in the morning and fade by midday

8.8

A desert plant with thick roots and narrow succulent leaves, each stem having one reddish-orange flower

A garden plant with long grasslike leaves and tall spikes of red or yellow drooping flowers

9.9

A plant from the US Southwest with fleshy roots and a single red-orange flower

A tall garden plant with long grasslike leaves and red or yellow hanging flower spikes

A tropical plant with a bright red, heart-shaped flower used for decoration

A low plant from Central America that grows along the ground and has frilly white flowers

A climbing plant with thick, leather-like outer parts and bell-shaped blooms

A garden plant with deep pink, drooping heart-shaped flowers

marcescent flower
  • Specialized
9.9

A flower that wilts but stays on the plant

A pink forest flower shaped like a slipper

mist-flower
  • Specialized
8.9

A plant that lives for many years with large bright blue flower clusters that attract butterflies

A low evergreen shrub often grown in gardens for its sweet-smelling pink or deep rose flowers

gand flower
  • Archaic
9.9

A small European plant with many branches and blue or pink flowers

A plant with round yellow flowers

guinea flower
  • Australian
9.9

A vine that stays green all year with large bright yellow flowers

A garden plant with hanging bell-shaped flowers that are purple and white in a checkered pattern

9.9

A poisonous plant with hooded blue-purple flowers that grows in northern Europe

honey-flower
  • Australian
9.1

An Australian shrub with groups of sweet flowers that attract bees and birds

A plant from the southwestern United States with narrow leaves and yellow-orange flowers

A climbing plant that has shiny green leaves and clusters of white fragrant flowers shaped like trumpets

A Mediterranean herb with strong seeds used to flavor bread and vegetables

proboscis flower
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant with large spotted flowers and a long curved beak-shaped flower part

How Open

full bloom
6 3.0
flower
1.0
blossom
77 1.0

Surface Forms

flower singular
flowers plural

Etymology

Flower comes from the old Latin words flos and floris, which mean 'blossom' or 'flower'. So a flower is the part of a plant that opens and often shows bright colors and makes seeds.