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   flower

   /ˈflaʊə/

   noun

   • 1. the seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting of reproductive organs (stamens and carpels) that are typically surrounded by a brightly coloured corolla (petals) and a green calyx (sepals). Similar bloomblossomfloweretfloret
   • ▪ a flower together with its stalk, picked for use as a decoration: "a bunch of flowers"
   • ▪ the state or period in which a plant's flowers have developed and opened: "the roses were just coming into flower"
   • ▪ used as a friendly form of address, especially to a young girl or woman: informal Northern English "all right then, flower?"
   • 2. the finest individuals out of a number of people or things: "he wasted the flower of French youth on his dreams of empire" Similar bestfinesttoppickchoicechoicestprimecreamprizetreasurepearlgemjewelthe jewel in the crownthe crème de la crèmefirst classeliteelectinformal:the topsOpposite dregs

   verb

   • 1. (of a plant) produce flowers; bloom: "Michaelmas daisies can flower as late as October"
   • ▪ induce (a plant) to produce flowers.
   • 2. be in or reach an optimum stage of development; develop fully and richly: "she flowered into as striking a beauty as her mother"

   Word Origin Middle Englishflour, from Old French flour, flor, from Latin flos, flor-. The original spelling was no longer in use by the late 17th century except in its specialized sense ‘ground grain’ (see flour).

   Derivatives

   • 1. flowerless adjective
   • 2. flowerlike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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