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a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

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.

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.

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.

Grain pulverized; meal; flour.

A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation; as, the flowers of sulphur.

A figure of speech; an ornament of style.

Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc.

Menstrual discharges.

To blossom; to bloom; to expand the petals, as a plant; to produce flowers; as, this plant flowers in June.

To come into the finest or fairest condition.

To froth; to ferment gently, as new beer.

To come off as flowers by sublimation.

To embellish with flowers; to adorn with imitated flowers; as, flowered silk.

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.

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.

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.

Grain pulverized; meal; flour.

A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation; as, the flowers of sulphur.

A figure of speech; an ornament of style.

Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc.

Menstrual discharges.

To blossom; to bloom; to expand the petals, as a plant; to produce flowers; as, this plant flowers in June.

To come into the finest or fairest condition.

To froth; to ferment gently, as new beer.

To come off as flowers by sublimation.

To embellish with flowers; to adorn with imitated flowers; as, flowered silk.

That part of a plant which contains the reproductive organs; a blossom; the best, or choicest, part of anything.

To put forth blossoms.

To ornament or cover with blossoms or their representation.

The sexual organs of a phanerogamous plant, with the floral envelopes, or perianth; the sexual organs are the stamens (male) and pistils (female); the perianth consists of corolla with its petals (the inner envelope) and calyx with its sepals (the outer envelope); the male or female organs may be absent (unisexual flower) and there may be but one perianth.

The blossom of a plant; the best of anything; the prime of life; the person or thing most distinguished; a figure of speech.

To adorn with figures of flowers.

To blossom; to flourish.

FLOWERINESS.

FLOWERINESS.

To decorate with flowers.

To bloom; blossom.

The blossom of a plant; bloom.

A flowering plant. See illus. on next page.

The best of anything.

An ornament; figure of speech.

A very light powder.

To blossom; put forth flowers.

To ornament with figures of flowers.

Substances in a fine powdery state due to sublimation; menstrual discharge.

The blossom of a plant; the period of youthful vigour; the choicest part of a thing; figure or ornament of speech.

To cause to flower; to embellish with figures of flowers.

To blossom; to flourish; to ferment gently; to come as cream from the surface.

Blossom; the bloom or flourish of a plant; the best or finest part of a thing, as flower of age, an army, &c.

To blossom or bloom; to adorn with flowers.

The blossom of a plant, comprising generally sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils; a leafy shoot adapted for reproductive purposes.

n. [Old English, Latin] A circle of leaves on a plant, usually of some other colour than green; a bloom or blossom;—that part of a plant destined to produce seed, and including the sexual organs;—the fairest, freshest, and choicest part of any thing;—the best; the most distinguished of a class or company;—the prime; the essence;—a figure of speech; an ornament of style;—pl. Bodies in the form of a powder or mealy substance, especially when condensed from sublimation;—menstrual discharges.

The part of a plant which contains the seeds; an ornament, an embellishment; the prime, the flourishing part; the edible part of corn, the meal; the most excellent or valuable part of any thing.