flower

flower
1. noun /ˈflaʊə,ˈflaʊɚ/
a) A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.

How frail a flower thou doſt ſo highly a prize:/Beautys the flower, but love the flower-pot/That muſt preſerve it, els it quickly dyes.

b) A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), typically including sepals, petals, stamens, and ovaries; often conspicuously colourful.

You know, Darwin studied their fertilisation, and showed that the whole structure of an ordinary orchid flower was contrived in order that moths might carry the pollen from plant to plant.

2. verb /ˈflaʊə,ˈflaʊɚ/
a) To put forth blooms.
b) To reach a state of full development or great achievement.

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