flower
- noun
- /ˈflaʊər/
- She picked a bouquet of flowers to decorate the dining table for the party.
- flowers and fruits
- a bouquet of flowers
- artificial flowers
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Watch on YouTubeWhy did I choose a flower if there's no seeds?
- Why did I choose a flower if there's no seeds?
- And because of that, there were many flowers growing wild.
- And the teacher replied, when you like a flower, you simply pluck it.
Examples
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We got these from the flower shop today.
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Oh, actually, is this one of those flowers you can eat?
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Look, we have real flowers and such a great view.
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And because of that, there were many flowers growing wild.
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And I'll buy you some flowers and maybe a dress.
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Give her some flowers, earn her trust.
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Lots and lots of gorgeous flowers coming in.
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The flowers must be gorgeous.
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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
Idioms
Compounds
- Archaic
A young person, especially in the 1960s, who rejects normal values and supports peace and living simply with others
- Informal
A young man admired for soft, pretty looks and stylish clothes, often in fashion or pop culture
A tall North American plant with bright red flowers that grows in wet places
A plant that lives for many years with white to pink puffed flowers in long clusters on upright stems
A poisonous plant with hooded blue-purple flowers that grows in northern Europe
A climbing plant with hard stems and bright thin parts that look like paper and decorate gardens
A tropical plant like a small tree with bright yellow or orange-red flowers
- US
A small tree or shrub with wrinkled bright flowers often planted in warm gardens
- US
A colorful plant that grows in marshes with waxy long leaves and pink and white flowers
- Specialized
A fleshy plant without leaves that has large star-shaped flowers that smell like rotting meat and attract flies
A garden plant with round purple or red flowers that smell nice and attract butterflies
- US
A desert plant with thick roots and narrow succulent leaves, each stem having one reddish-orange flower
- Australian
A tropical tree or shrub that has large red and orange flower clusters
- South African
A South African garden plant with bright orange flowers and dark spots
- US
A plant from the US Southwest with fleshy roots and a single red-orange flower
- Indian
A tropical shrub with shiny leaves and sweet-smelling night flowers with wavy petals
A deep-water sponge with a delicate, glassy, net-like structure from East Asian waters
A tall plant from eastern North America with dense spikes of blue flowers
- Specialized
A small wild plant with deep purple flowers that grows in California
- Specialized
A small plant with yellow flowers that open in the morning and fade by midday
A plant that lives for one year with purple, basket-like flower heads used to decorate gardens
- Specialized
A small garden plant with thin divided leaves and bright flowers with different colours
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
- Specialized
A tropical vine with bright yellow and purple flowers whose petals twist like a snail shell
- Australian
A tall shrub from Western Australia with large round red and yellow flowers
A short, hairy plant that comes back every year and has blue-violet or lilac flowers in early spring
A poisonous woody evergreen vine with sweet-smelling yellow flowers shaped like funnels in the southeastern United States
- Archaic
A tall plant with large pink-purple tube flowers whose leaves are poisonous but make heart medicine
- Specialized
A slender plant with shiny brown stalks and divided leaves with small brown dots along the edges
A garden plant with long grasslike leaves and tall spikes of red or yellow drooping flowers
A tall garden plant with long grasslike leaves and red or yellow hanging flower spikes
A low plant from Central America that grows along the ground and has frilly white flowers
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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.