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Flower Meaning, Examples & Common Collocations (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：bloom; blossom (flower)

flower 🔊

/ˈflaʊər/

n., v.

The colorful part of a plant that often smells nice and later produces fruit or seeds.

Close-up of a single colorful flower with petals in sunlight

bloom; blossom 🔊

➕

/bluːm/; /ˈblɒsəm/

n., v.

A flower is the reproductive organ of a plant, typically consisting of petals, sepals, stamens, and pistils, often colorful and fragrant.

📁 Category：Botany Research 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'flos' (flower), via Old French 'flor'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of 'flow-er' – a flower 'flows' upward and ends with 'er' like a grower.

📖 Example

She picked a bright yellow flower from the garden to put in her hair. 🔊 She picked a bright yellow flower from the garden to put in her hair.

🔗 Collocations

flower arrangement – The art of arranging flowers decoratively

flower pot – A container for growing flowers

flower garden – A garden where flowers are grown

🔄 Synonyms

bloom (n.) – A flower, especially one cultivated for its beauty

blossom (n.) – A flower or a mass of flowers on a tree or bush

inflorescence (n.) – The complete flower head of a plant including stems, stalks, bracts, and flowers

🚫 Antonyms

weed (n.) – A wild plant growing where it is not wanted, often competing with desired flowers

🌱 Derivatives

flowered (adj.) – Having flowers or a floral pattern

flowering (adj.) – Producing flowers; blooming

flowerless (adj.) – Having no flowers

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Latin 'flos' via Old French 'flor'. In Victorian England, flowers were used for secret messages (floriography).

Meaning 2：to bloom; to blossom (flower)

flower 🔊

/ˈflaʊər/

n., v.

When a plant produces flowers; to bloom.

Time-lapse of a flower bud opening into full bloom

to bloom; to blossom 🔊

➕

/bluːm/; /ˈblɒsəm/

n., v.

When a plant flowers, it produces flowers; it blooms.

📁 Category：Botany Research 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The cherry trees usually flower in early spring, attracting many visitors to the park. 🔊 The cherry trees usually flower in early spring, attracting many visitors to the park.

🔗 Collocations

flower in early spring – To produce flowers during early spring

flower abundantly – To bloom in large numbers

flower annually – To bloom once a year

🔄 Synonyms

bloom (v.) – To produce flowers

blossom (v.) – To produce or open into flowers

open (v.) – Of a flower bud, to expand and reveal petals

🚫 Antonyms

wilt (v.) – To become limp and droop, often from lack of water

fade (v.) – (Of a flower) to lose freshness and color

die (v.) – To stop living; for a flower, to wither completely

🌱 Derivatives

flowering (adj./n.) – The process of producing flowers; capable of blooming

flowered (adj.) – Having produced flowers; past tense of flower

unflowered (adj.) – Not having produced flowers