flower

CEFRA1

/ˈflaʊ̯.ə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The colorful part of a plant that produces seeds.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A plant that bears flowers, especially a plant that is small and lacks wood.

Examples

  • I see a flower on the desk.

  • The plant has a beautiful bright red flower.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈflaː(r)]
  • [ˈflæʊ̯.ə]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens and/or a pistil.

  2. A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.

  3. The stem of a flowering plant with the blossom or blossoms attached, used for decoration, as a gift, etc.

More examples

In context

  • There is a flower shop near by.

  • He always keeps a vase full of flowers in his office.

  • The dogwoods are in flower this week.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English flour, from Anglo-Norman flur, from Latin flōrem, accusative of flōs, from Proto-Italic *flōs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to thrive, bloom”). Doublet of fleur, flor, flour, bloom, and blossom. Partly displaced native Old English blostma (which is cognate), whence Modern English blossom.