Flower
noun
The colored part of a plant from where seeds develop.
The red rose is a beautiful flower.
Often appears as...
- in bloom
- flower bed
noun
The best or finest part of something.
He was in the flower of his youth.
Often appears as...
- flower of youth
- flower of society
Usage tips
Literary
verb
To produce flowers; bloom.
My orchid has just started to flower.
Often appears as...
- flower abundantly
- flower early
verb
To reach an optimum stage of development.
His talent really flowered when he became a solo performer.
Often appears as...
- flower into maturity
- talent flower
Usage tips
Approving
noun
The colored part of a plant from where seeds develop.
The red rose is a beautiful flower.
Often appears as...
- in bloom
- flower bed
noun
The best or finest part of something.
He was in the flower of his youth.
Often appears as...
- flower of youth
- flower of society
Usage tips
Literary
verb
To produce flowers; bloom.
My orchid has just started to flower.
Often appears as...
- flower abundantly
- flower early
verb
To reach an optimum stage of development.
His talent really flowered when he became a solo performer.
Often appears as...
- flower into maturity
- talent flower
Usage tips
Approving
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Color Variety
Flowers come in many colors; identify them by context or name.
The garden was full of yellow, blue, and purple flowers.
Pro Tip 2/3Plant Reproduction
Flowers are linked to plant reproduction, often attracting insects for pollination.
Bees buzzed around the vibrant flowers to collect nectar.
Pro Tip 3/3Seasonal Blooming
Different flowers bloom in specific seasons; this can signify time in literature.
Cherry blossom flowers signal the beginning of spring.
Pro Tip 1/3Color Variety
Flowers come in many colors; identify them by context or name.
The garden was full of yellow, blue, and purple flowers.
Pro Tip 2/3Plant Reproduction
Flowers are linked to plant reproduction, often attracting insects for pollination.
Bees buzzed around the vibrant flowers to collect nectar.
Pro Tip 3/3Seasonal Blooming
Different flowers bloom in specific seasons; this can signify time in literature.
Cherry blossom flowers signal the beginning of spring.
Pro Tip 1/3Color Variety
Flowers come in many colors; identify them by context or name.
The garden was full of yellow, blue, and purple flowers.
Pro Tip 2/3Plant Reproduction
Flowers are linked to plant reproduction, often attracting insects for pollination.
Bees buzzed around the vibrant flowers to collect nectar.
Pro Tip 3/3Seasonal Blooming
Different flowers bloom in specific seasons; this can signify time in literature.
Cherry blossom flowers signal the beginning of spring.
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Life lessons from a...
mouse and these were handles on my parents cabinets and I just painted them white and then like a friend of mine was doing a play he needed a floury so can you make a flower and I said yeah sure I don't know how but I will and I found that it was like a tennis ball and I covered it in a t-shirt and I put a spring in its mouth and I just did that
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Why are there so many...
In their larval caterpillar form, they chomp hungrily through leaves at a rapid rate to help them grow and spin cocoons. But when they emerge as butterflies, these insects feed only on flower nectar. Metamorphosis means the larvae and adults of one species will never compete for the same resource,
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The truth about bats -...
of free pest control for farmers, which benefits everyone who eats the foods that they grow. Fruit bats, also called megabats because of their large size, are important for the role they play in plant pollination. By traveling between flowers while feeding on nectar and fruits,
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A brief history of...
like beauty and joy. To understand the sadness of the trees losing their leaves in the fall is to more fully understand the cycle of life that brings flowers in the spring. But wisdom and emotional intelligence seem pretty high on the hierarchy of needs.
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The psychology of...
A flower marked the spot of where he died, and we call that flower the Narcissus. The myth captures the basic idea of narcissism, elevated and sometimes detrimental self-involvement. But it's not just a personality type that shows up in advice columns.
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Ken Goldberg: 4 lessons...
He said, "Is the robot real?" Now, everyone else had assumed it was, and we knew it was, because we were working with it. But I knew what he meant, because it would be possible to take a bunch of pictures of flowers in a garden
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How does caffeine keep...
it's toxic to insects. But when they consume it in lower doses, as it's found in nectar, it can actually help them remember and revisit flowers. In the human body, caffeine acts as a stimulant for the central nervous system.
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Bona Fide Fact? PIPE Duck...
up straight and tall now when he says flower of course he's really talking about a flower that's right the world's most famous pharmaceutical can help keep more than one thing erect male enhancement drugs inhibit the enzyme
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How does a jellyfish...
for protection and prey capture. Even baby jellyfish, the size of a pencil eraser, have the ability to sting. Larval jellyfish, ephyrae, look like tiny flowers pulsating in the sea.
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Corpse Flower Stinks of...
this is rafflesia the corpse flower a meter across it's the world's biggest flower
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Life lessons from a...
mouse and these were handles on my parents cabinets and I just painted them white and then like a friend of mine was doing a play he needed a floury so can you make a flower and I said yeah sure I don't know how but I will and I found that it was like a tennis ball and I covered it in a t-shirt and I put a spring in its mouth and I just did that
Video examples
Why are there so many...
In their larval caterpillar form, they chomp hungrily through leaves at a rapid rate to help them grow and spin cocoons. But when they emerge as butterflies, these insects feed only on flower nectar. Metamorphosis means the larvae and adults of one species will never compete for the same resource,
Video examples
The truth about bats -...
of free pest control for farmers, which benefits everyone who eats the foods that they grow. Fruit bats, also called megabats because of their large size, are important for the role they play in plant pollination. By traveling between flowers while feeding on nectar and fruits,
Video examples
A brief history of...
like beauty and joy. To understand the sadness of the trees losing their leaves in the fall is to more fully understand the cycle of life that brings flowers in the spring. But wisdom and emotional intelligence seem pretty high on the hierarchy of needs.
Video examples
The psychology of...
A flower marked the spot of where he died, and we call that flower the Narcissus. The myth captures the basic idea of narcissism, elevated and sometimes detrimental self-involvement. But it's not just a personality type that shows up in advice columns.
Video examples
Ken Goldberg: 4 lessons...
He said, "Is the robot real?" Now, everyone else had assumed it was, and we knew it was, because we were working with it. But I knew what he meant, because it would be possible to take a bunch of pictures of flowers in a garden
Video examples
How does caffeine keep...
it's toxic to insects. But when they consume it in lower doses, as it's found in nectar, it can actually help them remember and revisit flowers. In the human body, caffeine acts as a stimulant for the central nervous system.
Video examples
Bona Fide Fact? PIPE Duck...
up straight and tall now when he says flower of course he's really talking about a flower that's right the world's most famous pharmaceutical can help keep more than one thing erect male enhancement drugs inhibit the enzyme
Video examples
How does a jellyfish...
for protection and prey capture. Even baby jellyfish, the size of a pencil eraser, have the ability to sting. Larval jellyfish, ephyrae, look like tiny flowers pulsating in the sea.
Video examples
Corpse Flower Stinks of...
this is rafflesia the corpse flower a meter across it's the world's biggest flower
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Quote examples
Georgia O'Keeffe
American Artist
When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not.
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Francois Nars
French Businessman
Looking at flowers, simple things in life. I don't need to look at gold and a castle; sometimes its very simple things that are very beautiful. I am keeping my eyes fresh to find beauty in many places, and in gold, too, sometimes!
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.
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William Wordsworth
English Poet
To me the meanest flower that blows can give thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.
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Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy.
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Gertrude Stein
American Author
Before the flowers of friendship faded friendship faded.
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Theodore Roethke
American Poet
Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
Life is the flower for which love is the honey.
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Claude Chabrol
French Director
I brought the film like a flower to the world.
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Alessandro Michele
Italian Designer
I have a big passion for flowers and nature.
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Georgia O'Keeffe
American Artist
When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not.
Quote examples
Francois Nars
French Businessman
Looking at flowers, simple things in life. I don't need to look at gold and a castle; sometimes its very simple things that are very beautiful. I am keeping my eyes fresh to find beauty in many places, and in gold, too, sometimes!
Quote examples
Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.
Quote examples
William Wordsworth
English Poet
To me the meanest flower that blows can give thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.
Quote examples
Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy.
Quote examples
Gertrude Stein
American Author
Before the flowers of friendship faded friendship faded.
Quote examples
Theodore Roethke
American Poet
Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.
Quote examples
Victor Hugo
French Author
Life is the flower for which love is the honey.
Quote examples
Claude Chabrol
French Director
I brought the film like a flower to the world.
Quote examples
Alessandro Michele
Italian Designer
I have a big passion for flowers and nature.
Example 1 of 10
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