flower

Etymology 1
From, from , from , accusative of , from , from. .

Partly displaced native, whence.

Pronunciation

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 * (for people who pronounce flower as one syllable, or flour as two)
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 * (for people who pronounce flower as one syllable, or flour as two)
 * (for people who pronounce flower as one syllable, or flour as two)
 * (for people who pronounce flower as one syllable, or flour as two)

Noun

 * 1) A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.
 * 2)  A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens and/or a pistil.
 * 3) A plant that bears flowers, especially a plant that is small and lacks wood.
 * 4) The stem of a flowering plant with the blossom or blossoms attached, used for decoration, as a gift, etc.
 * 5)  Of plants, a state of bearing blooms.
 * 6)  The vulva, especially the labia majora.
 * 7) The best examples or representatives of a group.
 * 8) The best state of things; the prime.
 * 9)  Flour.
 * 10)  A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation.
 * 11) A figure of speech; an ornament of style.
 * 12)  Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc.
 * 13)  Menstrual discharges.
 * 14) A delicate, fragile, or oversensitive person.
 * 15)  Credit, recognition.
 * 1) The best examples or representatives of a group.
 * 2) The best state of things; the prime.
 * 3)  Flour.
 * 4)  A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation.
 * 5) A figure of speech; an ornament of style.
 * 6)  Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc.
 * 7)  Menstrual discharges.
 * 8) A delicate, fragile, or oversensitive person.
 * 9)  Credit, recognition.
 * 1)  Flour.
 * 2)  A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation.
 * 3) A figure of speech; an ornament of style.
 * 4)  Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc.
 * 5)  Menstrual discharges.
 * 6) A delicate, fragile, or oversensitive person.
 * 7)  Credit, recognition.
 * 1)  Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc.
 * 2)  Menstrual discharges.
 * 3) A delicate, fragile, or oversensitive person.
 * 4)  Credit, recognition.
 * 1) A delicate, fragile, or oversensitive person.
 * 2)  Credit, recognition.
 * 1)  Credit, recognition.
 * 1)  Credit, recognition.
 * 1)  Credit, recognition.

Usage notes

 * In its most common sense as "a colorful conspicuous structure", the word flower includes many structures which are not anatomically flowers in the botanical sense. Sunflowers and daisies, for example, are structurally clusters of many small flowers that together appear to be a single flower (a, a form of ), but these are considered to be flowers in the general sense. Likewise, the botanical definition of flower includes many structures that would not be considered a flower by the average person, such as the catkins of a willow tree or the downy flowers found atop a cattail stalk.

Verb

 * 1)  To put forth blooms.
 * 2)  To decorate with pictures of flowers.
 * 3)  To reach a state of full development or achievement.
 * 4) * 1940, translator, , An Autobiography, Part III (IX) The Story of My Experiments with Truth/Part III/Simple Life, original published 1927-1929
 * It only needed watering to take root, to flower and to fructify, and the watering came in due course.
 * 1)  To froth; to ferment gently, as new beer.
 * 2)  To come off as flowers by sublimation.
 * 1)  To froth; to ferment gently, as new beer.
 * 2)  To come off as flowers by sublimation.
 * 1)  To come off as flowers by sublimation.
 * 1)  To come off as flowers by sublimation.

Noun

 * 1)  Something that flows, such as a river.
 * 2) * 1886–1890, J. D. Rees, Narratives of Tours in India, page 340:
 * Leaving the weavers’ village behind you, and crossing the sandy bed of the Vengavati or ‘Swift-flower,’ which, however, contained not a drop of water, you reach the ancient Jain temple.

Usage notes

 * The term is used with this meaning almost exclusively in cryptic crossword clues, where it generally stands in for the name of a specific river.

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) someone who is allowed to participate in games but cannot become it; usually a younger sibling of a player who may or may not fully grasp the mechanics of the game
 * 2)   or season tile
 * 3)  act of declaring and revealing a flower or season tile and in order drawing a replacement tile