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flowerflower1 /ˈflaʊɚ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1
[countable] science, biology the colored part of a plant or tree that produces seeds: a tree with delicate pink flowers2[countable] a flower with its stem that has been removed from a plant: I’ll just put the flowers in some water.a bunch/bouquet of flowers The boy gave me a bouquet of flowers. She bent down and picked a flower (=pulled it off the plant). They always send me flowers on my birthday.3[countable] a plant that is grown for the beauty of the flowers: We planted a few flowers in the front yard.4in flower a plant or tree that is in flower has flowers on it: It was May and the apple trees were all in flower.5come into flower to begin to have flowers: Roses come into flower in June.6the flower of something literary the best or most perfect part of something: the flower of the nation’s youth [Origin: 1100–1200 Old French flor, flour, from Latin flos] noun | verb
flowerflower2 ●○○ verb [intransitive] 1science, biology to produce flowers: The azaleas are already flowering.2formal to develop and reach a high level of achievement: Communal living flowered briefly in the 1960s.