flow·er (flou  r)n. 1. a. The reproductive structure of some seed-bearing plants, characteristically having either specialized male or female organs or both male and female organs, such as stamens and a pistil, enclosed in an outer envelope of petals and sepals. b. Such a structure having showy or colorful parts; a blossom. 2. A plant that is cultivated or appreciated for its blossoms. 3. The condition or a time of having developed flowers: The azaleas were in full flower. 4. Something, such as an ornament or a figure of speech, that resembles a flower in shape, fineness, or attractiveness. 5. The period of highest development; the peak. See Synonyms at bloom1. 6. The highest example or best representative: the flower of our generation. 7. A natural development or outgrowth: "His attitude was simply a flower of his general good nature" (Henry James). 8. flowers Chemistry A fine powder produced by condensation or sublimation of a compound. v. flow·ered, flow·er·ing, flow·ers v.intr. 1. To produce a flower or flowers; blossom. 2. To develop naturally or fully; mature: His artistic talents flowered early. v.tr. To decorate with flowers or with a floral pattern. [Middle English flour, from Old French flor, from Latin fl  s, flr-; see bhel-3 in Indo-European roots.]flow er·er n.flow er·less adj. |   |
Flowers
full bloom of a flower.
the branch of ecology that studies the relationship of flowers to their environment.
Botany. the description of flowers.
Rare. an extreme love for flowers.
the habit, as of larvae, of feeding on flowers. — anthophagous, adj.
an abnormal fear of flowers.
the state of bearing small flowers as well as fully developed ones, as in the pansy, in which the small ones do not open but are pollinated by their own anthers. — cleistogamous, adj.
a greenhouse, especially one used to grow delicate, rare, and exotic flowers and plants for decorative purposes. See also music
the condition, in some flowering plants, in which the pistils and stamens mature at different times, thus preventing self-pollination. — dichogamous, adj.
the condition of having the stamens and pistils in separate flowers. — diclonous, adj.
the process of flowering or blooming. — efflorescent, adj.
peloria.
the arrangement of petals in a flower before it opens; prefloration. Also aestivation.
1. the state or condition of being in flower or blooming
2. the period during which this occurs.
3. a period of great development. — florescent, adj.
2. the period during which this occurs.
3. a period of great development. — florescent, adj.
a garden specifically used for the growth and scientific study of flowers.
one of several varieties of rosé characterized by their long blooming period and their large flowers, often in clusters.
the cultivation of flowers, especially of decorative flowering plants, usually on a commercial scale. — floriculturist, n. — floricultural, adj.
a mania for plants and flowers.
the condition of similarity in length and location of all the pistils and stamens in flowers of the same species. — homogonous, adj.
the Japanese art of flower arrangement, especially for the home.
the phenomenon of a regular structure appearing as an abnormality in flowers which are usually irregular. Also called epanody. — peloric, pelorian, adj.
the state of having the pistils, stamens, petals, etc., arranged around a cuplike receptacle. — perigynous, adj.
the process by which floral organs turn into foliage. Also phyllomorphy.
a rose garden.
the metamorphosis of various flower organs, as petals or sepals, into stamens.
whole or partial union of several flowers that are usually separate and distinct. — synanthous adj.
a mania for planting and growing tulips, especially such a mania in Holland in the 1630s, when a sum equivalent to $5200 was paid for a single bulb. — tulipomaniac, n.
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