flower

To flower is to come into your own and develop well or, in the case of a plant, to produce a bloom. (verb)

An example of flower is a girl who is just turning 16 and who is common into her own and turning into a lovely young lady.
An example of flower is a rose that blooms.

Flower is the part of a plant that has the seeds and that is often brightly colored. (noun)

An example of a flower is a rose.

See flower in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

1. the seed-producing structure of an angiosperm, consisting of a shortened stem usually bearing four layers of organs, with the leaflike sepals, colorful petals, and pollen-bearing stamens unfolding around the pistils
2. a blossom; bloom
3. the reproductive structure of any plant
a plant cultivated for its blossoms; flowering plant
the best or finest part or example: the flower of a country's youth
the best period of a person or thing; time of flourishing
something decorative; esp., a figure of speech
Chem. a substance in powder form, made from condensed vapors: flowers of sulfur

intransitive verb

transitive verb

to decorate with flowers or floral patterns

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See flower in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(flouˈər)

noun

a. The reproductive structure of some seed-bearing plants, characteristically having either specialized male or female organs or both male and female organs, such as stamens and a pistil, enclosed in an outer envelope of petals and sepals.
b. Such a structure having showy or colorful parts; a blossom.
A plant that is cultivated or appreciated for its blossoms.
The condition or a time of having developed flowers: The azaleas were in full flower.
Something, such as an ornament or a figure of speech, that resembles a flower in shape, fineness, or attractiveness.
The period of highest development; the peak. See Synonyms at bloom¹.
The highest example or best representative: the flower of our generation.
A natural development or outgrowth: “His attitude was simply a flower of his general good nature” (Henry James).
flowers Chemistry A fine powder produced by condensation or sublimation of a compound.