flower
noun
[ ˈflaʊə ]
• 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.
• "he wasted the flower of French youth on his dreams of empire"
Similar:
best,
finest,
top,
pick,
choice,
choicest,
prime,
cream,
prize,
treasure,
pearl,
gem,
jewel,
the jewel in the crown,
the crème de la crème,
first class,
elite,
elect,
the tops,
flower
verb
• (of a plant) produce flowers; bloom.
• "Michaelmas daisies can flower as late as October"
• be in or reach an optimum stage of development; develop fully and richly.
• "she flowered into as striking a beauty as her mother"
Origin:
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).
