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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flow•er•ing (flou′ər ing),USA pronunciation adj. - Botanybearing flowers.
- 1250–1300; Middle English; see flower, -ing2
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flowering /ˈflaʊərɪŋ/ adj - (of certain species of plants) capable of producing conspicuous flowers
flow•er /ˈflaʊɚ/USA pronunciation n. - Botany, Plant Biology[countable] the blossom of a plant;
bloom. - Botany a plant grown for its blossoms:[countable]planting flowers in the spring.
- a state of bloom:[uncountable]The peonies were in flower.
- the finest or most flourishing period:[uncountable]when knighthood was in flower.
- the best or finest member, product, or example:[countable* singular;the + ~]the flower of American youth.
v. [no object] - Botanyto produce flowers;
blossom;
come to full bloom:These plants flower in the shade. - to come out into full development;
flourish:Her talent for writing flowered.
See -flor-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flow•er (flou′ər),USA pronunciation n. - Botany, Plant Biologythe blossom of a plant.
- Botany
- 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.
- Chemistry flowers, (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
- 13.See corresponding entry in Unabridged develop, flourish, bloom, blossom, ripen.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flower /ˈflaʊə/ n - a bloom or blossom on a plant
- a plant that bears blooms or blossoms
- 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-ˌlike adj |