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.
an analogous reproductive structure in other plants, as the mosses.
Botanya plant, considered with reference to its blossom or cultivated for its floral beauty.
state of efflorescence or bloom:Peonies were in flower.
an ornament representing a flower.
PrintingAlso called fleuron, floret. an ornamental piece of type, esp. a stylized floral design, often used in a line to decorate chapter headings, page borders, or bindings.
an ornament or adornment.
the finest or most flourishing period:Poetic drama was in flower in Elizabethan England.
the best or finest member or part of a number, body, or whole:the flower of American youth.
the finest or choicest product or example.
Chemistryflowers, (used with a sing. v.)a substance in the form of a fine powder, esp. as obtained by sublimation:flowers of sulfur.
v.i.
Botanyto produce flowers; blossom; come to full bloom.
to come out into full development; mature.
v.t.
to cover or deck with flowers.
to decorate with a floral design.
Latin flōr- (stem of flōs). Cf. blossom
Old French flor, flour, flur
Middle English flour flower, best of anything 1150–1200
the reproductive structure of angiosperm plants, consisting normally of stamens and carpels surrounded by petals and sepals all borne on the receptacle (one or more of these structures may be absent). In some plants it is conspicuous and brightly coloured and attracts insects or other animals for pollination
Related adjective(s): floral
any similar reproductive structure in other plants
the prime; peak: in the flower of his youth
the choice or finest product, part, or representative
a decoration or embellishment
(plural) fine powder, usually produced by sublimation: flowers of sulphur
vb
(intransitive) to produce flowers; bloom
(intransitive) to reach full growth or maturity
(transitive) to deck or decorate with flowers or floral designs
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French flor, from Latin flōs; see blow3ˈflower-ˌlikeadj
'dried flowers' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):