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Definition flower

Etymology 1

From Middle English flour, from Anglo-Norman flur, from Latin fl?rem, accusative of fl?s, from Proto-Indo-European *b?leh?- (�to thrive, bloom�).

Partially displaced Middle English blosme, blossem (�flower; blossom�) (see blossom).

Noun

flower (plural flowers)

1. A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.
2. (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.
3. A plant that bears flowers, especially a plant that is small and lacks wood.
4. (usually with in) Of plants, a state of bearing blooms.
5. (euphemistic, hypocoristic) The vulva, especially the labia majora.
6. The best examples or representatives of a group.
7. The best state of things; the prime.
8. (obsolete) Flour.
9. (in the plural, chemistry, obsolete) A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation.
10. A figure of speech; an ornament of style.
11. (printing) Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc.
12. (in the plural) Menstrual discharges.

Verb

flower (third-person singular simple present flowers, present participle flowering, simple past and past participle flowered)

1. (intransitive) To put forth blooms.
2. (transitive) To decorate with pictures of flowers.
3. (intransitive) To reach a state of full development or achievement.
4. (intransitive) To froth; to ferment gently, as new beer.
5. (intransitive) To come off as flowers by sublimation.

Etymology 2

flow +‎ -er

Noun

flower (plural flowers)

1. (rare) Something that flows, such as a river.

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