Flower

['flaʊə] or ['flaʊɚ]

解释:

(noun.) reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts.

(noun.) a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms.

(noun.) the period of greatest prosperity or productivity.

布赖恩特编辑--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) 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.

(n.) 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.

(n.) 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.

(n.) Grain pulverized; meal; flour.

(n.) A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation; as, the flowers of sulphur.

(n.) A figure of speech; an ornament of style.

(n.) Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc.

(n.) Menstrual discharges.

(v. i.) To blossom; to bloom; to expand the petals, as a plant; to produce flowers; as, this plant flowers in June.

(v. i.) To come into the finest or fairest condition.

(v. i.) To froth; to ferment gently, as new beer.

(v. i.) To come off as flowers by sublimation.

(v. t.) To embellish with flowers; to adorn with imitated flowers; as, flowered silk.

道格拉斯校对

同义词及近义词：

n. [1]. Blossom, bloom.[2]. Best part, finest part.[3]. Prime, early vigor.[4]. Figure, figure of speech, ornamental expression.

v. n. Blossom, bloom, be in flower, put forth flowers.

哈维整理

同义词及反义词：

SYN:Perfection, blossom, bloom, acme, pride, ornament, gem, cream

ANT:Disappointment, deformity, blot, abortion, scum, dregs, blight

埃塞雷德编辑

解释:

n. a growth comprising the reproductive organs of plants: the blossom of a plant: the best of anything: the prime of life: the person or thing most distinguished: a figure of speech: ornament of style: (pl.) menstrual discharge (B.).—v.t. to adorn with figures of flowers.—v.i. to blossom: to flourish.—ns. Flow′erage a gathering of flowers; Flow′er-bell a blossom shaped like a bell; Flow′er-bud a bud with the unopened flower; Flow′er-clock a collection of flowers so arranged that the time of day is indicated by their times of opening and closing; Flow′er-de-luce the old name for the common species of iris (q.v.) or for the heraldic emblem conventionalised therefrom (see Fleur-de-lis); Flow′eret a little flower: a floret; Flow′er-head a compound flower in which all the florets are sessile on the receptacle; Flow′eriness; Flow′ering-rush a monocotyledonous plant usually reckoned under the order Alismace with large linear three-edged leaves and an umbel of rose-coloured flowers.—adjs. Flow′er-kir′tled Flow′ery-kir′tled (Milt.) dressed in robes or garlands of flowers; Flow′erless (bot.) having no flowers.—ns. Flow′er-pot a utensil in culture whereby plants are rendered portable; Flow′er-serv′ice a church service where offerings of flowers are made to be afterwards sent to hospitals; Flow′er-show an exhibition of flowers; Flow′er-stalk the stem that supports the flower.—adj. Flow′ery full of or adorned with flowers: highly embellished florid.—Flower of Jove a caryophyllaceous plant with heads of purple or scarlet flowers and leaves silky-white with hairs.

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