flower
A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and…A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.
» This is a very beautiful flower.
Das ist eine sehr schöne Blume.
Это очень красивый цветок.
Це дуже гарна квітка.
Meaning
17 senses(countable, uncountable)A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.
(countable, uncountable)A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens and/or a pistil.
Blüte, Blume
цвето́кcvetók, цветы́cvetý
кві́ткаkvítka, цвітcvit
(countable, uncountable)A plant that bears flowers, especially a plant that is small and lacks wood.
We transplanted the flowers to a larger pot.
Blume
цвето́кcvetók
кві́ткаkvítka
(countable, uncountable)The stem of a flowering plant with the blossom or blossoms attached, used for decoration, as a gift, etc.
He always keeps a vase full of flowers in his office.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
(uncountable, usually)Of plants, a state of bearing blooms.
The dogwoods are in flower this week.
(countable, euphemistic, familiar, uncountable)The vulva, especially the labia majora.
(countable, uncountable)The best examples or representatives of a group.
(countable, uncountable)The best state of things; the prime.
She was in the flower of her life.
(countable, poetic, uncountable)A figure of speech; an ornament of style.
flowers of rhetoric
(countable, uncountable)Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc.
(countable, uncountable)A delicate, fragile, or oversensitive person.
(countable, figuratively, in the plural, uncountable)Credit, recognition.
to give someone his flowers; to get one's flowers
Examples
2494 sentencesThis is a very beautiful flower.
Це дуже гарна квітка.
ruЭто очень красивый цветок.
deDas ist eine sehr schöne Blume.
These flowers grow in warm countries.
Ці квіти ростуть у теплих країнах.
ruЭти цветы растут в теплых странах.
deDiese Blumen wachsen in warmen Ländern.
This flower is beautiful, isn't it?
Це гарна квітка, правда?
ruЭтот цветок красив, не правда ли?
deDiese Blume ist schön, oder?
What do you call this flower?
Як називається ця квітка?
ruКак называется этот цветок?
deWie heißt diese Blume?
We picked flowers in the garden.
Ми зібрали квіти у саду.
ruМы рвали цветы в саду.
deWir haben im Garten Blumen gepflückt.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English flour, from Anglo-Norman flur, from Latin flōrem, accusative of flōs,From Middle English flour, from Anglo-Norman flur, from Latin flōrem, accusative of flōs, from Proto-Italic *flōs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to thrive, bloom”). Doublet of fleur, flor, flour, bloom, and blossom.
From flow + -er.
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Forms
plural: flowersSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
176 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- water the flowers
- some flowers
- kind of flowers
- bouquet of flowers
- flowers in the
- some flowers for
- buy flowers for
- beautiful flowers
- buy some flowers
- buy flowers
- planted these flowers
- flower in her