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   Flow·er

   /ˈflouər/

   

   noun

   • 1. the seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting of reproductive organs (stamens and carpels) that are typically surrounded by a brightly colored corolla (petals) and a green calyx (sepals). Similar bloomblossomfloweretfloret
   • ▪ a brightly colored and conspicuous example of the flower of a plant together with its stalk, typically used with others as a decoration or gift: "I stopped to buy Bridget some flowers"
   • ▪ the state or period in which a plant's flowers have developed and opened: "the roses were just coming into flower"
   • 2. the finest individuals out of a number of people or things: "the flower of college track athletes" Similar bestfinesttoppickchoicechoicestprimecreamprizetreasurepearlgemjewelthe jewel in the crownthe crème de la crèmefirst classeliteelectinformal:the topsOpposite dregs
   • ▪ the period of optimum development: "a young policeman in the flower of his life gunned down"

   verb

   • 1. (of a plant) produce flowers; bloom: "these daisies can flower as late as October"
   • ▪ induce (a plant) to produce flowers.
   • 2. be in or reach an optimum stage of development; develop fully and richly: "it is there that the theory of deconstruction has flowered most extravagantly"

   Word Origin Middle Englishflour, from Old French flour, flor, from Latin flos, flor-. The original spelling was no longer in use by the late 17th century except in its specialized sense ‘ground grain’ (see flour).

   Derivatives

   • 1. flowerless adjective
   • 2. flowerlike adjective

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