FLOWER
\flˈa͡ʊə], \flˈaʊə], \f_l_ˈaʊ_ə]\
Definitions of FLOWER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Grain pulverized; meal; flour.
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A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation; as, the flowers of sulphur.
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A figure of speech; an ornament of style.
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Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc.
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Menstrual discharges.
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To blossom; to bloom; to expand the petals, as a plant; to produce flowers; as, this plant flowers in June.
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To come into the finest or fairest condition.
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To froth; to ferment gently, as new beer.
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To come off as flowers by sublimation.
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To embellish with flowers; to adorn with imitated flowers; as, flowered silk.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Grain pulverized; meal; flour.
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A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation; as, the flowers of sulphur.
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A figure of speech; an ornament of style.
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Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc.
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Menstrual discharges.
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To blossom; to bloom; to expand the petals, as a plant; to produce flowers; as, this plant flowers in June.
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To come into the finest or fairest condition.
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To froth; to ferment gently, as new beer.
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To come off as flowers by sublimation.
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To embellish with flowers; to adorn with imitated flowers; as, flowered silk.
By Noah Webster.
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That part of a plant which contains the reproductive organs; a blossom; the best, or choicest, part of anything.
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To put forth blossoms.
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To ornament or cover with blossoms or their representation.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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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.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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The blossom of a plant; the best of anything; the prime of life; the person or thing most distinguished; a figure of speech.
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To adorn with figures of flowers.
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To blossom; to flourish.
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FLOWERINESS.
By Daniel Lyons
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FLOWERINESS.
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To decorate with flowers.
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To bloom; blossom.
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The blossom of a plant; bloom.
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A flowering plant. See illus. on next page.
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The best of anything.
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An ornament; figure of speech.
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A very light powder.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Substances in a fine powdery state due to sublimation; menstrual discharge.
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The blossom of a plant; the period of youthful vigour; the choicest part of a thing; figure or ornament of speech.
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To cause to flower; to embellish with figures of flowers.
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To blossom; to flourish; to ferment gently; to come as cream from the surface.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Blossom; the bloom or flourish of a plant; the best or finest part of a thing, as flower of age, an army, &c.
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To blossom or bloom; to adorn with flowers.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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The blossom of a plant, comprising generally sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils; a leafy shoot adapted for reproductive purposes.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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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.
