flower
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(noun) reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts |
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Synonyms: bloom, blossom |
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Related Words: apetalous flower, bud, chrysanthemum, floret, inflorescence, ray floret, ray flower, reproductive structure |
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(noun) a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms |
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Related Words: Adonis annua, African daisy, African violet, Alsobia dianthiflora, Amberboa moschata, Anemonella thalictroides, Arctotis stoechadifolia, Arctotis venusta, Bessera elegans, Brachycome Iberidifolia, Callistephus chinensis, Carolina spring beauty, Centaurea cyanus, Centaurea imperialis, Centaurea moschata, Centranthus ruber, Cheiranthus asperus, Cheiranthus cheiri, China aster, Christmas bells, Chrysanthemum coccineum, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, Clatonia lanceolata, Claytonia caroliniana, Claytonia virginica, Conoclinium coelestinum, Consolida ambigua, Cotula coronopifolia, Cyclamen hederifolium, Cyclamen neopolitanum, Cyclamen purpurascens, Dahlia pinnata, Dame's violet, Delphinium ajacis, Easter daisy, Episcia dianthiflora, Erysimum arkansanum, Erysimum asperum, Erysimum cheiri, Eupatorium coelestinum, Felicia amelloides, Felicia bergeriana, French honeysuckle, Glaucium flavum, Gomphrena globosa, Gypsophila paniculata, Hesperis matronalis, Layia platyglossa, Leucanthemum vulgare, Linaria vulgaris, Lindheimera texana, Lithophragma affine, Lithophragma affinis, Lobularia maritima, Lonas annua, Lonas inodora, Malcolm stock, Malcolmia maritima, Mentzelia laevicaulis, Mentzelia lindleyi, Mentzelia livicaulis, Mexican sunflower, Moehringia lateriflora, Moehringia mucosa, Nyctaginia capitata, Pericallis cruenta, Pericallis hybrida, Polianthes tuberosa, Ranunculus ficaria, Saintpaulia ionantha, Saponaria officinalis, Saponaria vaccaria, Schizopetalon walkeri, Senecio cruentus, Sparaxis tricolor, Stokesia laevis, Swan River daisy, Tanacetum coccineum, Tellima affinis, Texas star, Townsendia Exscapa, Vaccaria hispanica, Vaccaria pyramidata, Virginia spring beauty, Virginia stock, Virginian stock, Zantedeschia aethiopica, achimenes, ageratum, ammobium, anemone, angiosperm, aquilege, aquilegia, arum lily, aster, babies'-breath, baby's breath, bachelor's button, bartonia, begonia, bellwort, billy buttons, blazing star, blue daisy, blue marguerite, blue-eyed African daisy, bluebottle, bouncing Bess, bouncing Bet, brass buttons, browallia, bush violet, butter-and-eggs, butterfly flower, calceolaria, calendula, calla, calla lily, campion, candytuft, cape marigold, catananche, catchfly, centaury, chrysanthemum, cineraria, columbine, commelina, composite, composite plant, coneflower, coral drops, cornflower, cornflower aster, corydalis, cosmos, cotton rose, cow cockle, cowherb, cudweed, cyclamen, dahlia, daisy, damask violet, delphinium, devil's flax, fig marigold, filago, florest's cineraria, flowering plant, four o'clock, garden pink, gazania, gentian, gerardia, gillyflower, globe amaranth, hedge pink, helianthus, heliophila, horn poppy, horned poppy, hot water plant, kingfisher daisy, lace-flower vine, lesser celandine, lychnis, marguerite, marigold, merry bells, mistflower, moon daisy, nigella, old maid, old maid flower, orchid, orchidaceous plant, ox-eyed daisy, oxeye daisy, paeony, painted daisy, peace lily, pebble plant, peony, petunia, phacelia, pheasant's-eye, pilewort, pink, poor man's orchid, poppy, portulaca, prairie rocket, pyrethrum, red valerian, rocket larkspur, rue anemone, sandwort, scabiosa, scabious, scarlet musk flower, schizanthus, schizopetalon, scorpion weed, scorpionweed, sea poppy, shortia, silene, slipperwort, snapdragon, soapwort, sowbread, spathe flower, spathiphyllum, speedwell, spring beauty, star of the veldt, stemless daisy, stock, stokes' aster, streptocarpus, sun marigold, sunflower, sweet alison, sweet alyssum, sweet rocket, sweet sultan, tidy tips, tidytips, tithonia, toadflax, tuberose, umbrellawort, ursinia, valerian, verbena, veronica, vervain, wallflower, wandflower, western wall flower, white daisy, white-topped aster, wild oats, wild snapdragon, windflower, woodland star, xeranthemum, yellow ageratum, yellow horned poppy, zinnia |
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(noun) the period of greatest prosperity or productivity |
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Synonyms: bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush, heyday, peak, prime |
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Related Words: amount of time, period, period of time, time period |
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(verb) produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed" |
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Synonyms: bloom, blossom |
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Related Words: burst forth, develop, effloresce |
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