noun
flower
FLOW-uh
noun
1
The colorful blooming part of a plant, often used for decoration or given as a gift.
"He picked a bunch of wildflowers for her birthday."
"The garden was full of flowers by early June."
2
The best or finest example of a group; the peak of something.
"These young athletes represent the flower of their generation."
verb
1
To produce blooms; to bloom.
"The cherry trees flower in early spring."
2
To reach full development or success.
"Her talent as a writer really flowered in her twenties."
How to Use Flower
Learner’s notes
Common mistake
Don't confuse with "flour" — same sound, unrelated modern meanings.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
bunch of flowers
flower bed
in flower
flower of youth
Word Forms
flowered past tense, flowers plural, flowers plural, Flowers plural, flowers singular
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman flur, from Latin florem, related to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to bloom." A doublet of "flour," since both trace back to the same idea of the "finest part" of something.