What is the definition of flower?

Answer 1

In the popular sense, the bloom or blossom of a plant; the showy portion, usually of a different color, shape, and texture from the foliage., That part of a plant destined to produce seed, and hence including one or both of the sexual organs; an organ or combination of the organs of reproduction, whether inclosed by a circle of foliar parts or not. A complete flower consists of two essential parts, the stamens and the pistil, and two floral envelopes, the corolla and callyx. In mosses the flowers consist of a few special leaves surrounding or subtending organs called archegonia. See Blossom, and Corolla., 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., Grain pulverized; meal; flour., A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation; as, the flowers of sulphur., A figure of speech; an ornament of style., Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc., Menstrual discharges., To blossom; to bloom; to expand the petals, as a plant; to produce flowers; as, this plant flowers in June., To come into the finest or fairest condition., To froth; to ferment gently, as new beer., To come off as flowers by sublimation., To embellish with flowers; to adorn with imitated flowers; as, flowered silk.

Answer 2

1. A blossom; the part of a plant that produces the seed. A flower is a shortened branch with modified leaves called petals. In botanical use, a flower consists normally of pistil, stamens, corolla, and calyx in regular series, any one or more of which may be absent. Flowers are often beautifully colored or shaped. Bees gather nectar from flowers. The earliest known flowers were relatively simple, with small carpels, simple stamens, and flat or cup-shaped receptacles (Fred W. Emerson).

2. A plant grown for its blossoms: Her hobby is raising flowers.

3 Any one of several kinds of reproductive structures in lower plants, such as the mosses.

4 Figurative. the finest part: the flower of the country's youth. The flower of high society was present at the royal ball. Lancelot the flower of bravery (Tennyson).SYN: cream.

5 Figurative.The time when a thing is at its best; prime: He is a man in the flower of life, about thirty (Scott).

6 An ornament;adornment: A diamond flower glittered in her hair.

Answer 3

flower

noun

1 blue flowers bloom, blossom, floweret, floret. See table.

2 the flower of the nation's youth best, finest, pick, choice, cream, crème de la crème, elite. antonym dregs.

Answer 4

The noun flower is a singular, common, concrete noun, a word for a thing.

Answer 5

bloom, blossom, efflorescence

Answer 6

Bloom