Definitions for flower
ˈflaʊ ərflow·er

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. flower(noun)

   a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

2. flower, bloom, blossom(noun)

   reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

3. flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush(verb)

   the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

4. bloom, blossom, flower(verb)

   produce or yield flowers

   "The cherry tree bloomed"

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Flower(noun)

   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.]

2. Flower(noun)

   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.]

3. Flower(noun)

   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.]

4. Flower(noun)

   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.]

5. Flower(noun)

   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.]

6. Flower(noun)

   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.]

7. Flower(noun)

   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.]

8. Flower(noun)

   menstrual discharges

   Etymology: [OE. flour, OF. flour, flur, flor, F. fleur, fr. L. flos, floris. Cf. Blossom, Effloresce, Floret, Florid, Florin, Flour, Flourish.]

9. Flower(verb)

   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.]

10. Flower(verb)

    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.]

11. Flower(verb)

    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.]

12. Flower(verb)

    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.]

13. Flower(verb)

    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.]

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1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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, 2020  

2. flower

   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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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'flower' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4315

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'flower' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3458

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'flower' in Nouns Frequency: #620

Anagrams for flower »

1. Flowre

2. Fowler

How to pronounce flower?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of flower in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of flower in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of flower in a Sentence

1. David Lau:

   Each one is a flower in God's garden.

2. Tricia Messeroux:

   We had to spend all night creating this flower wall as best we possibly could, and the gown for the priest, I literally glued that myself. Yes, I glued a whole gown together myself, with my friends, overnight last night.

3. William Makepeace Thackeray:

   When I walk with you I feel as if I had a flower in my buttonhole.

4. Vanna Bonta:

   Pure at heart: to be like a flower that blooms as gloriously, brilliantly in a secluded wild wood, not seen and praised.

5. Becky Lynch:

   We'll get around to that, there's no rush, and now we'll have a little flower girl or a page boy.

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