2. flower the part of a seed plant comprising the reproductive organs and their envelopes if any, esp. when such envelopes are more or less conspicuous in form and color.
3. flower an analogous reproductive structure in other plants, as the mosses.
4. flower a plant considered with reference to or cultivated for its blossom.
5. flower a state of efflorescence or bloom: Peonies were in flower.
6. flower the finest or most flourishing period: when knighthood was in flower.
7. flower the best or finest member, product, or example: the flower of American youth.
8. flower flowers, (used with a sing. v.) a chemical substance in the form of a fine powder, esp. as obtained by sublimation.
9. (v.i.)flower to produce flowers; blossom; come to full bloom.
10. flower to come out into full development; mature; flourish: Her talent flowered early.
11. (v.t.)flower to cover or deck with flowers.
12. flower to decorate with a floral design.
Etymology: (1150–1200; ME flour flower, best of anything < OF flor, flour, flur < L flōrem acc. of flōs)
Definition of 'flower'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)flower a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
2. (noun)flower, bloom, blossom reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
3. (verb)flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
4. (verb)bloom, blossom, flower produce or yield flowers "The cherry tree bloomed"
1. (noun)flower a brightly colored part of a plant a bunch of flowers
2. (verb)flower to produce flowers This plant flowers all summer.
Definition of 'flower'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)flower in the popular sense, the bloom or blossom of a plant; the showy portion, usually of a different color, shape, and texture from the foliage
2. (noun)flower that part of a plant destined to produce seed, and hence including one or both of the sexual organs; an organ or combination of the organs of reproduction, whether inclosed by a circle of foliar parts or not. A complete flower consists of two essential parts, the stamens and the pistil, and two floral envelopes, the corolla and callyx. In mosses the flowers consist of a few special leaves surrounding or subtending organs called archegonia. See Blossom, and Corolla
3. (noun)flower the fairest, freshest, and choicest part of anything; as, the flower of an army, or of a family; the state or time of freshness and bloom; as, the flower of life, that is, youth
4. (noun)flower grain pulverized; meal; flour
5. (noun)flower a substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation; as, the flowers of sulphur
6. (noun)flower a figure of speech; an ornament of style
7. (noun)flower ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc
8. (noun)flower menstrual discharges
9. (verb)flower to blossom; to bloom; to expand the petals, as a plant; to produce flowers; as, this plant flowers in June
10. (verb)flower to come into the finest or fairest condition
11. (verb)flower to froth; to ferment gently, as new beer
12. (verb)flower to come off as flowers by sublimation
13. (verb)flower to embellish with flowers; to adorn with imitated flowers; as, flowered silk
Sense: the part of a plant or tree from which fruit or seed grows, often brightly coloured and sometimes including the stem on which it grows a bunch of flowers.
Definitions of flower 
Afrikaans: blom; blomme
Arabic: زَهْرَه
Bulgarian: цвете
Brazilian: flor
Czech: květ, květina
German: die Blume, die Blüte
Danish: blomst
Greek: λουλούδι
Spanish: flor
Estonian: õis, lill
Farsi: گل
Finnish: kukka
French: fleur
Hebrew: פֶּרַח
Hindi: फूल, श्रेष्ठ भाग
Croatian: cvijet
Hungarian: virág
Indonesian: bunga
Icelandic: blóm
Italian: fiore
Japanese: 花
Korean: 꽃, 화초
Lithuanian: gėlė
Latvian: puķe; zieds
Malay: bunga
Dutch: bloem
Norwegian: blomst, blomstring
Polish: kwiat
Persian: گل
Pashto: ګل
Portuguese: flor
Romanian: floare
Russian: цветок
Slovak: kvet
Slovenian: cvet(lica)
Serbian: cvet
Swedish: blomma
Thai: ดอกไม้
Turkish: çiçek
Taiwanese: 花
Ukrainian: квітка
Urdu: پھول
Vietnamese: hoa
Chinese: 花
