What does flower mean?
Definitions for flower
ˈflaʊ ərflow·er
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Princeton's WordNet
flowernoun
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
flower, bloom, blossomnoun
reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flushverb
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
bloom, blossom, flowerverb
produce or yield flowers
"The cherry tree bloomed"
Webster Dictionary
Flowernoun
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
Etymology: [OE. flour, OF. flour, flur, flor, F. fleur, fr. L. flos, floris. Cf. Blossom, Effloresce, Floret, Florid, Florin, Flour, Flourish.]
Flowernoun
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
Etymology: [OE. flour, OF. flour, flur, flor, F. fleur, fr. L. flos, floris. Cf. Blossom, Effloresce, Floret, Florid, Florin, Flour, Flourish.]
Flowernoun
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
Etymology: [OE. flour, OF. flour, flur, flor, F. fleur, fr. L. flos, floris. Cf. Blossom, Effloresce, Floret, Florid, Florin, Flour, Flourish.]
Flowernoun
grain pulverized; meal; flour
Etymology: [OE. flour, OF. flour, flur, flor, F. fleur, fr. L. flos, floris. Cf. Blossom, Effloresce, Floret, Florid, Florin, Flour, Flourish.]
Flowernoun
a substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation; as, the flowers of sulphur
Etymology: [OE. flour, OF. flour, flur, flor, F. fleur, fr. L. flos, floris. Cf. Blossom, Effloresce, Floret, Florid, Florin, Flour, Flourish.]
Flowernoun
a figure of speech; an ornament of style
Etymology: [OE. flour, OF. flour, flur, flor, F. fleur, fr. L. flos, floris. Cf. Blossom, Effloresce, Floret, Florid, Florin, Flour, Flourish.]
Flowernoun
ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc
Etymology: [OE. flour, OF. flour, flur, flor, F. fleur, fr. L. flos, floris. Cf. Blossom, Effloresce, Floret, Florid, Florin, Flour, Flourish.]
Flowernoun
menstrual discharges
Etymology: [OE. flour, OF. flour, flur, flor, F. fleur, fr. L. flos, floris. Cf. Blossom, Effloresce, Floret, Florid, Florin, Flour, Flourish.]
Flowerverb
to blossom; to bloom; to expand the petals, as a plant; to produce flowers; as, this plant flowers in June
Etymology: [OE. flour, OF. flour, flur, flor, F. fleur, fr. L. flos, floris. Cf. Blossom, Effloresce, Floret, Florid, Florin, Flour, Flourish.]
Flowerverb
to come into the finest or fairest condition
Etymology: [OE. flour, OF. flour, flur, flor, F. fleur, fr. L. flos, floris. Cf. Blossom, Effloresce, Floret, Florid, Florin, Flour, Flourish.]
Flowerverb
to froth; to ferment gently, as new beer
Etymology: [OE. flour, OF. flour, flur, flor, F. fleur, fr. L. flos, floris. Cf. Blossom, Effloresce, Floret, Florid, Florin, Flour, Flourish.]
Flowerverb
to come off as flowers by sublimation
Etymology: [OE. flour, OF. flour, flur, flor, F. fleur, fr. L. flos, floris. Cf. Blossom, Effloresce, Floret, Florid, Florin, Flour, Flourish.]
Flowerverb
to embellish with flowers; to adorn with imitated flowers; as, flowered silk
Etymology: [OE. flour, OF. flour, flur, flor, F. fleur, fr. L. flos, floris. Cf. Blossom, Effloresce, Floret, Florid, Florin, Flour, Flourish.]
Freebase
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants. The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs. Flowers may facilitate outcrossing or allow selfing. Some flowers produce diaspores without fertilization. Flowers contain sporangia and are the site where gametophytes develop. Flowers give rise to fruit and seeds. Many flowers have evolved to be attractive to animals, so as to cause them to be vectors for the transfer of pollen. In addition to facilitating the reproduction of flowering plants, flowers have long been admired and used by humans to beautify their environment, and also as objects of romance, ritual, religion, medicine and as a source of food.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Flower
flow′ėr, n. a growth comprising the reproductive organs of plants: the blossom of a plant: the best of anything: the prime of life: the person or thing most distinguished: a figure of speech: ornament of style: (pl.) menstrual discharge (B.).—v.t. to adorn with figures of flowers.—v.i. to blossom: to flourish.—ns. Flow′erage, a gathering of flowers; Flow′er-bell, a blossom shaped like a bell; Flow′er-bud, a bud with the unopened flower; Flow′er-clock, a collection of flowers so arranged that the time of day is indicated by their times of opening and closing; Flow′er-de-luce, the old name for the common species of iris (q.v.), or for the heraldic emblem conventionalised therefrom (see Fleur-de-lis); Flow′eret, a little flower: a floret; Flow′er-head, a compound flower in which all the florets are sessile on the receptacle; Flow′eriness; Flow′ering-rush, a monocotyledonous plant usually reckoned under the order Alismaceæ, with large linear three-edged leaves and an umbel of rose-coloured flowers.—adjs. Flow′er-kir′tled, Flow′ery-kir′tled (Milt.), dressed in robes or garlands of flowers; Flow′erless (bot.) having no flowers.—ns. Flow′er-pot, a utensil in culture whereby plants are rendered portable;, Flow′er-serv′ice, a church service where offerings of flowers are made, to be afterwards sent to hospitals; Flow′er-show, an exhibition of flowers; Flow′er-stalk, the stem that supports the flower.—adj. Flow′ery, full of, or adorned with, flowers: highly embellished, florid.—Flower of Jove, a caryophyllaceous plant, with heads of purple or scarlet flowers, and leaves silky-white with hairs. [O. Fr. flour (Fr. fleur)—L. flos, floris, a flower.]
Editors Contribution
flower
A type of cultivar, plant or seed created in various colors, species and sizes.
Flowers are a beautiful sight to the human eye and smell fabulous.
Submitted by MaryC on January 25, 2020flower
A type of flower created in various colors, shapes and sizes.
Flowers are a beautiful sight to the human eye and smell fabulous.
Submitted by MaryC on January 25, 2020
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Rank popularity for the word 'flower' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4315
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Rank popularity for the word 'flower' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3458
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Rank popularity for the word 'flower' in Nouns Frequency: #620
Anagrams for flower »
Flowre
Fowler
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of flower in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of flower in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of flower in a Sentence
There is beauty but it is locked up inside one day my hope is that her bud too will blossom From the poem entitled The Dower Flower Andreas Simic
J. M. Coetzee, Disgrace (novel):
In the whole wretched business there was something generous that was doing its best to flower.
A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms.
Not every beautiful flower has a beautiful flagrant scent.
Fractals is Nature's wonderful way of empowering and enabling us to visualize the whole World in a grain of Sand and the Heaven in a beautiful smiling Flower.
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Translations for flower
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- blomAfrikaans
- አበባAmharic
- florAragonese
- زُهُور, ازهار, زَهْرَة, ازهر, ازدهر, زهرةArabic
- ফুলAssamese
- тӏеAvaric
- çiçəkAzerbaijani
- сәскә, сәскә атыу, гөлBashkir
- кветкаBelarusian
- цъфтя, цветеBulgarian
- ফুলBengali
- མེ་ཏོགTibetan Standard
- bleuñvienn, bleuñv, bleuniañ, bleunienn, bokedBreton
- flor, florirCatalan, Valencian
- květ, kvést, květinaCzech
- цвѣтъOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- blodynWelsh
- blomstre, blomstDanish
- Blume, blühenGerman
- މާDivehi
- άνθος, ανθώ, ανθίζω, λουλουδίζω, λουλούδιGreek
- floro, floriEsperanto
- florecer, florSpanish
- lillEstonian
- loreBasque
- گلPersian
- kukka, kukkiaFinnish
- blóma, blomsturFaroese
- fleurir, fleur, s'épanouirFrench
- blomWestern Frisian
- bláth, plúrIrish
- blàth, dìthean, flùrScottish Gaelic
- flor, florecerGalician
- સુમન, પુષ્પ, ફૂલGujarati
- פרח, הפריחHebrew
- पुष्प, फूलHindi
- flèHaitian Creole
- virágHungarian
- ծաղկել, ծաղիկArmenian
- florer, florescer, florInterlingua
- bunga, kembang, berkembang, puspa, mekarIndonesian
- florInterlingue
- ìfulūIgbo
- floroIdo
- blóm, blómstraIcelandic
- fiorire, fioreItalian
- erkpakpok, perusiatsiark, nunangoarkInuktitut
- פּHebrew
- 花, 咲く, 開花するJapanese
- ყვავილი, აყვავება, აყვავილებაGeorgian
- гүлKazakh
- sikkerneqKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- ផ្កាKhmer
- ಹೂವುKannada
- 피다, 꽃Korean
- kulîlk, گوڵ, gulKurdish
- гүлKyrgyz
- efflorescere, florescere, flos, florereLatin
- bléien, floréieren, BlummLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- kimuliGanda
- ດອກໄມ້Lao
- žiedas, žydėti, gėlėLithuanian
- ziedēt, puķe, ziedsLatvian
- voninkazoMalagasy
- putiputi, pua, puāwaiMāori
- цвет, цветаMacedonian
- കണ്ണായ ഭാഗം, പൂവ്, ഏറ്റവും നല്ല ഭാഗം, പുഷ്പംMalayalam
- цэцэгMongolian
- फूलMarathi
- bungaMalay
- fjura, iffjorixxaMaltese
- ပန်းBurmese
- फूलNepali
- bloem, bloeien, openbloeienDutch
- blom, blome, blomsterNorwegian Nynorsk
- blomstNorwegian
- chʼilátah baa hózhónii, chʼil bílátah hózhóónNavajo, Navaho
- flor, hlor, florirOccitan
- waabigwaniin, baashkaabigwanii, waabigwanOjibwe, Ojibwa
- abaabooOromo
- ଫୁଲOriya
- ਫੁੱਲPanjabi, Punjabi
- पुप्फPāli
- kwitnąć, kwiatPolish
- ګلPashto, Pushto
- florescer, flor, florirPortuguese
- tuktu, t'ikaQuechua
- flur, flureir, flurirRomansh
- floare, înfloriRomanian
- цвето́к, цветы́, цвестиRussian
- प्रसूनम्, सुमम्, कुसुमम्, पुष्प, पुल्लSanskrit
- florire, fiòre, flore, fioriri, fiorireSardinian
- گلٍSindhi
- rássiNorthern Sami
- cvet, цвијет, cvijet, цветSerbo-Croatian
- මලSinhala, Sinhalese
- kvitnúť, kvetSlovak
- cvet, cvetetiSlovene
- fugaSamoan
- ruvaShona
- ubaxSomali
- luleAlbanian
- palesaSouthern Sotho
- blommaSwedish
- ua, chanua, sitawi, barikiSwahili
- மலர், பூTamil
- పువ్వు, పుష్పముTelugu
- гулTajik
- ดอกไม้, บุษบา, ดอก, แย้ม, แตกปลีThai
- gülTurkmen
- bulaklan, bulaklakTagalog
- matala'i 'akauTonga (Tonga Islands)
- çiçek, çiçeklenmekTurkish
- pua, tiareTahitian
- گۈلUyghur, Uighur
- квітка, цвітUkrainian
- پھول, کھلناUrdu
- gul, chechakUzbek
- hoa, 花, bôngVietnamese
- flor, florönVolapük
- flori, fleurWalloon
- ntortorWolof
- intyatyamboXhosa
- בלום, קווייטYiddish
- òdòdóYoruba
- 花Chinese
- imbaliZulu
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