Definition of flower

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Flower (n.) A figure of speech; an ornament of style.

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Antherogenous :: Antherogenous (a.) Transformed from anthers, as the petals of a double flower..
Flower :: Flower (n.) The fairest, freshest, and choicest part of anything; as, the flower of an army, or of a family; the state or time of freshness and bloom; as, the flower of life, that is, youth..
Parterre :: Parterre (n.) An ornamental and diversified arrangement of beds or plots, in which flowers are cultivated, with intervening spaces of gravel or turf for walking on..
Phalanx :: Phalanx (n.) A group or bundle of stamens, as in polyadelphous flowers..
Blush :: Blush (v. i.) To have a warm and delicate color, as some roses and other flowers..
Euplectella :: Euplectella (n.) A genus of elegant, glassy sponges, consisting of interwoven siliceous fibers, and growing in the form of a cornucopia; -- called also Venus's flower-basket..
Obdiplostemonous :: Obdiplostemonous (a.) Having twice as many stamens as petals, those of the outer set being opposite the petals; -- said of flowers..
Flowery :: Flowery (a.) Highly embellished with figurative language; florid; as, a flowery style..
Breathe :: Breathe (v. t.) To exhale; to emit, as breath; as, the flowers breathe odors or perfumes..
Bellflower :: Bellflower (n.) A plant of the genus Campanula; -- so named from its bell-shaped flowers.
Polyanthus :: Polyanthus (n.) The oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered umbel. See Oxlip. (b) A bulbous flowering plant of the genus Narcissus (N. Tazetta, or N. polyanthus of some authors). See Illust. of Narcissus..
Antholite :: Antholite (n.) A fossil plant, like a petrified flower..
Capitate :: Capitate (a.) Having the flowers gathered into a head.
Vegetable :: Vegetable (v.) Plants without true flowers, and reproduced by minute spores of various kinds, or by simple cell division..
Decorate :: Decorate (v. t.) To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to decorate a hero with honors..
Ixia :: Ixia (n.) A South African bulbous plant of the Iris family, remarkable for the brilliancy of its flowers..
Pellitory :: Pellitory (n.) A composite plant (Anacyclus Pyrethrum) of the Mediterranean region, having finely divided leaves and whitish flowers. The root is the officinal pellitory, and is used as an irritant and sialogogue. Called also bertram, and pellitory of Spain..
Hawthorn :: Hawthorn (n.) A thorny shrub or tree (the Crataegus oxyacantha), having deeply lobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant flowers, and a fruit called haw. It is much used in Europe for hedges, and for standards in gardens. The American hawthorn is Crataegus cordata, which has the leaves but little lobed..
Heath :: Heath (n.) A low shrub (Erica, / Calluna, vulgaris), with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms, thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It is also called heather, and ling..
Oswego Tea :: Oswego tea () An American aromatic herb (Monarda didyma), with showy, bright red, labiate flowers..
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