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[ˈflaʊə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- 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)
- the finest individuals out of a number of people or things
(e.g: 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
(e.g: all right then, flower?)
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Origin
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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], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of a plant) produce flowers; bloom
(e.g: Michaelmas daisies can flower as late as October)
- be in or reach an optimum stage of development; develop fully and richly
(e.g: she flowered into as striking a beauty as her mother)
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Origin
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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)
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