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Noun
flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
angiosperm, flowering plant plants having seeds in a closed ovary
bloomer a flower that blooms in a particular way; "a night bloomer"
paeony, peony any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
lesser celandine, pilewort, ranunculus ficaria perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles
adonis annua, pheasant's-eye Eurasian herb cultivated for its deep red flowers with dark centers
windflower, anemone any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
anemonella thalictroides, rue anemone woodland flower native to eastern North America having cup-shaped flowers reminiscent of anemone but more delicate
aquilege, aquilegia, columbine a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
consolida ambigua, delphinium ajacis, rocket larkspur commonly cultivated larkspur of southern Europe having unbranched spikelike racemes of blue or sometimes purplish or pinkish flowers; sometime placed in genus Delphinium
delphinium any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances
nigella any plant of the genus Nigella
peace lily, spathe flower, spathiphyllum any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental
arum lily, calla lily, zantedeschia aethiopica, calla South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix
sandwort low-growing chiefly perennial plant usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens
garden pink, pink a light shade of red
babies'-breath, baby's breath, gypsophila paniculata tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers
lychnis, catchfly mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone
moehringia lateriflora, sandwort low-growing chiefly perennial plant usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens
moehringia mucosa, sandwort low-growing chiefly perennial plant usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens
bouncing bess, bouncing bet, hedge pink, saponaria officinalis, soapwort plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
campion, silene, catchfly any plant of the genus Silene
cow cockle, cowherb, saponaria vaccaria, vaccaria hispanica, vaccaria pyramidata European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort
fig marigold, pebble plant any of several South African plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowers
globe amaranth, gomphrena globosa, bachelor's button tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color
nyctaginia capitata, scarlet musk flower viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red flowers
umbrellawort a plant of the genus Mirabilis
four o'clock any of several plants of the genus Mirabilis having flowers that open in late afternoon
portulaca a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers
carolina spring beauty, claytonia caroliniana similar to Claytonia virginica but having usually pink flowers; eastern North America
clatonia lanceolata, spring beauty small slender plant having one pair of succulent leaves at the middle of the stem and a loose raceme of white or pink or rose bowl-shaped flowers and an edible corm
claytonia virginica, virginia spring beauty small cormous perennial grown for its low rosette of succulent foliage and racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; eastern North America
cheiranthus cheiri, erysimum cheiri, wallflower remains on sidelines at social event
prairie rocket any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers
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prairie rocket any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers
cheiranthus asperus, erysimum arkansanum, erysimum asperum, western wall flower biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus
heliophila any of various South African herbs and subshrubs cultivated for long showy racemes of bright blue flowers with white eyes
damask violet, dame's violet, hesperis matronalis, sweet rocket long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America
candytuft any of various flowering plants of the genus Iberis cultivated for their showy clusters of white to red or purple flowers; native to Mediterranean region
lobularia maritima, sweet alison, sweet alyssum perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens
malcolm stock, stock any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
malcolmia maritima, virginia stock, virginian stock erect branching herb cultivated for its loose racemes of fragrant white or pink or red or lilac flowers; native to sands and sea cliffs of southwestern Greece and southern Albania
gillyflower, stock the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"
schizopetalon, schizopetalon walkeri a dainty South American annual having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers
poppy annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
corydalis annual or perennial herbs of Himalayan China and South Africa
glaucium flavum, horn poppy, horned poppy, sea poppy, yellow horned poppy yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America
composite plant, composite considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
ageratum any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers
amberboa moschata, centaurea moschata, sweet sultan Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea
ammobium any plant of the genus Ammobium having yellow flowers and silvery foliage
african daisy any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers
arctotis stoechadifolia, arctotis venusta, blue-eyed african daisy bushy perennial of South Africa with white or violet flowers; in its native region often clothes entire valley sides in a sheet of color
aster star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis
daisy any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
brachycome iberidifolia, swan river daisy western Australian annual much cultivated for its flower heads with white or bluish to violet or variegated rays
calendula any of numerous chiefly annual herbs of the genus Calendula widely cultivated for their yellow or orange flowers; often used for medicinal and culinary purposes
callistephus chinensis, china aster valued for their beautiful flowers in a wide range of clear bright colors; grown primarily for cutting
catananche any of several plants of the genus Catananche having long-stalked heads of blue or yellow flowers
centaurea cyanus, bachelor's button, bluebottle, cornflower blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight
centaurea imperialis, sweet sultan Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea
chrysanthemum any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated
conoclinium coelestinum, eupatorium coelestinum, mist-flower, mistflower, ageratum rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium
cosmea, cosmos any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annuals
brass buttons, cotula coronopifolia South African herb with golden-yellow globose flower heads; naturalized in moist areas along coast of California; cultivated as an ornamental
billy buttons any of various plants of the genus Craspedia grown for their downy foliage and globose heads of golden flowers; Australia and New Zealand
dahlia, dahlia pinnata any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia
cape marigold, star of the veldt, sun marigold any of several South African plants grown for the profusion of usually yellow daisylike flowers and mounds of aromatic foliage
coneflower any of various perennials of the eastern United States having thick rough leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays and a conelike center
blue daisy, blue marguerite, felicia amelloides hairy South African or Australian subshrub that has daisylike flowers with blue rays
felicia bergeriana, kingfisher daisy softly hairy South African herb having flowers with bright blue rays
filago, cotton rose, cudweed any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads
gazania any plant of the genus Gazania valued for their showy daisy flowers
african daisy any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers
helianthus, sunflower any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
layia platyglossa, tidy tips, tidytips California annual having flower heads with yellow rays tipped with white
chrysanthemum leucanthemum, leucanthemum vulgare, moon daisy, ox-eyed daisy, white daisy, marguerite, oxeye daisy perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum
lindheimera texana, texas star Texas annual with coarsely pinnatifid leaves; cultivated for its showy radiate yellow flower heads
lonas annua, lonas inodora, yellow ageratum, african daisy any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers
cineraria, pericallis cruenta, senecio cruentus herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers
florest's cineraria, pericallis hybrida herb derived from Pericallis cruenta and widely cultivated in a variety of profusely flowering forms with florets from white to pink to red or purple or violet or blue
coneflower any of various perennials of the eastern United States having thick rough leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays and a conelike center
white-topped aster herb having corymbose white-rayed flowers with scaly bracts and silky indehiscent fruits
cornflower aster, stokes' aster, stokesia laevis erect perennial of southeastern United States having large heads of usually blue flowers
marigold any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers
chrysanthemum coccineum, painted daisy, tanacetum coccineum, pyrethrum spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
mexican sunflower, tithonia any plant of the genus Tithonia; tall coarse herbs or shrubs of Mexico to Panama having large flower heads resembling sunflowers with yellow disc florets and golden-yellow to orange-scarlet rays
easter daisy, stemless daisy, townsendia exscapa dwarf tufted nearly stemless herb having a rosette of woolly leaves and large white-rayed flower heads and bristly achenes; central Canada and United States west to Arizona
ursinia any of various plants of the genus Ursinia grown for their yellow- or orange- or white-rayed flowers
xeranthemum any plant of the genus Xeranthemum native to southern Europe having chaffy or silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers
old maid flower, zinnia, old maid any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
mentzelia laevicaulis, mentzelia livicaulis, blazing star any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
bartonia, mentzelia lindleyi annual grown especially for its fragrant golden nocturnal flowers
orchid, orchidaceous plant any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
cyclamen, cyclamen purpurascens Mediterranean plant widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver and nodding white or pink to reddish flowers with reflexed petals
cyclamen hederifolium, cyclamen neopolitanum, sowbread common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers
shortia any plant of the genus Shortia; evergreen perennial herbs with smooth leathery basal leaves and showy white solitary flowers
centaury any plant of the genus Centaurea
gentian any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis
begonia any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes
sparaxis tricolor, wandflower a showy often-cultivated plant with tawny yellow often purple-spotted flowers
bessera elegans, coral drops half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers
christmas bells any of several plants of the genus Blandfordia having large orange or crimson flowers
bellwort, merry bells, wild oats any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers
polianthes tuberosa, tuberose a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lily-like waxy white flowers
commelina any plant of the genus Commelina
scabiosa, scabious any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa
lithophragma affine, lithophragma affinis, tellima affinis, woodland star California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima
achimenes, hot water plant any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias
alsobia dianthiflora, episcia dianthiflora, lace-flower vine low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia
african violet, saintpaulia ionantha tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers
streptocarpus any of various plants of the genus Streptocarpus having leaves in a basal rosette and flowers like primroses
phacelia, scorpion weed, scorpionweed any plant of the genus Phacelia
snapdragon a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon
calceolaria, slipperwort any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip
gerardia any plant of the genus Gerardia
butter-and-eggs, devil's flax, linaria vulgaris, toadflax, wild snapdragon common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America
speedwell, veronica any plant of the genus Veronica
browallia, bush violet any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers
petunia any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers
poor man's orchid, schizanthus, butterfly flower shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink flowers streaked with purple
verbena, vervain any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers
valerian a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers
flower - reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
bloom, blossom
reproductive structure the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
angiosperm, flowering plant plants having seeds in a closed ovary
floret, floweret a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)
apetalous flower flower having no petals
inflorescence the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk
ray floret, ray flower small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower
bud a partially opened flower
stamen the male reproductive organ of a flower
pistil the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma
carpel a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil
ovary (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone
floral leaf a modified leaf that is part of a flower
floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium, chlamys collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
flower - the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush
period of time, time period, period an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
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Substantiv
flower - A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.
flower - A reproductive structure in angiosperms flowering plants, often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens and/or a pistil.
flower - A plant that bears flowers, especially a plant that is small and lacks wood.
flower - Of plants, a state of bearing blooms.
flower - The vulva, especially the labia majora.
flower - The best examples or representatives of a group.
flower - The best state of things; the prime.
flower - Flour.
flower - Something that flows, such as a river.

Verb
flower - To put forth blooms.
flower - To reach a state of full development or great achievement.

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  • flower
    The reproductive structure of angiosperm plants, consisting of stamens and carpels surrounded by petals and sepals all borne on the receptacle.
  • flower
    A plant that is cultivated or admired for its beautiful blossoms.
  • flower
    (Of a plant) To produce blooms or flowers.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) flower
  • Presens: flower / flowers
  • Preteritum: flowered
  • Perfektum: (have) flowered

Substantiv

  • Entall: flower
  • Flertall: flowers

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