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| flow·er [ flówr ] |
noun (plural flow·ers) |
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1. colored part of plant: a colored, sometimes scented, part of a plant that contains its reproductive organs. It consists of a leafy shoot with modified leaves, petals, and sepals surrounding male or female organs, stamens, and pistils.
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2. stem with flower: a plant stem with one or more flowers that has been picked from the plant on which it grew
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3. plant with flowers: a small plant grown for the attractiveness of its flowers
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4. botany flowering state: the state or period during which a plant has open blooms on it
  The roses are just coming into flower.
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5. best: the best part of or most perfect example of something
the flower of the nation's youth
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intransitive verb (past and past participle flow·ered, present participle flow·er·ing, 3rd person present singular flow·ers) |
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1. botany produce blooms: to begin to produce blooms
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2. develop to maturity: to develop and reach maturity
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| [12th century. < Anglo-Norman flur, Old French flour< Latin flor- "flower"] |
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| flow·ered adjective |
| flow·er·less adjective |
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