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Word: Flower
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English flour, 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)
ˈflaʊə
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).
Short Definition:part of plant consisting of reproductive organs
the finest individuals out of a number of people or things
Short Definition:finest individuals of a group
Examples:- he wasted the flower of French youth on his dreams of empire
used as a friendly form of address, especially to a woman or child
Short Definition:term of address
Examples:- all right then, flower?
Word: Flower
Speech Type: Verb
ˈflaʊə
(of a plant) produce flowers; bloom
Short Definition:produce flowers
Examples:- Michaelmas daisies can flower as late as October
be in or reach an optimum stage of development; develop fully and richly
Short Definition:develop fully and richly
Examples:- she flowered into as striking a beauty as her mother
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