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| - | # A [[reproductive]] structure in [[angiosperm]]s (flowering plants), typically including [[sepal]]s, [[petal]]s, [[stamen]]s, and [[ovary|ovaries]]; often conspicuously colourful. | + | |
| - | #: '''1894''', [[H. G. Wells]], ''[[The Flowering of the Strange Orchid]]'' | + | |
| - | #: You know, Darwin studied their fertilisation, and showed that the whole structure of an ordinary orchid '''flower''' was contrived in order that moths might carry the pollen from plant to plant. | + | |
| - | # (''vulgar, [[hypocoristic]]'') The [[vulva]], especially the [[labia majora]]. | + | |
| - | # An [[inflorescence]] that resembles a flower, but actually contains many small [[floret]]s, such as a [[sunflower]]. | + | |
| - | # A [[plant]] that bears flowers. | + | |
| - | #: ''We transplanted the '''flowers''' to a larger pot.'' | + | |
| - | # Of plants, a state of bearing [[bloom]]s. | + | |
| - | #: ''The dogwoods are in '''flower''' this week.'' | + | |
| - | # The [[best]] examples or representatives of a group. | + | |
| - | #: ''We selected the '''flower''' of the applicants.'' | + | |
| - | # The [[best]] state of things; the [[prime]]. | + | |
| - | #: ''She was in the '''flower''' of her life.'' | + | |
| A [[flower]] is a [[plant]] that bears flowers. Many flowers have important [[symbolism|symbolic meanings]] in [[Western culture]]. The practice of assigning meanings to flowers is known as [[floriography]]. | A [[flower]] is a [[plant]] that bears flowers. Many flowers have important [[symbolism|symbolic meanings]] in [[Western culture]]. The practice of assigning meanings to flowers is known as [[floriography]]. | ||
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A flower is a plant that bears flowers. Many flowers have important symbolic meanings in Western culture. The practice of assigning meanings to flowers is known as floriography.
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Related terms
- fleur
- flora
- floral
- florid
- Flower painting
- Flower power
- Symbolic meanings of flowers in Western culture
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