Flower Definition

flouər
flowered, flowering, flowers
noun
flowers
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.
Webster's New World
Such a structure having showy or colorful parts; a blossom.
American Heritage
A blossom; bloom.
Webster's New World
The reproductive structure of any plant.
Webster's New World
A flower head.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
verb
flowered, flowering, flowers
To produce blossoms; bloom.
Webster's New World
To decorate with flowers or floral patterns.
Webster's New World
To develop naturally or fully; mature.
His artistic talents flowered early.
American Heritage
To reach the best or most vigorous stage.
His genius flowered early.
Webster's New World

To reach a state of full development or achievement.

Wiktionary
idiom
in flower
  • in a state of flowering
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Flower

Noun

Singular:
flower
Plural:
flowers

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Flower

Origin of Flower

  • From Middle English flour, from Anglo-Norman flur, from Latin flōrem, accusative of flōs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃ (“to thrive, bloom”). Replaced Middle English blosme, blossem (“flower, blossom”) (more at blossom).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English flour from Old French flor from Latin flōs flōr- bhel-3 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • flow + -er

    From Wiktionary

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