n.
1 blossom, bloom, floret or floweret, bud, Technical efflorescence:
He brought me flowers for my birthday.
2 cream, best, pick, élite, crème de la crème, finest, choicest:
The flower of the city's youth were put to death by the wicked caliph.
v.
3 blossom, bloom, bud, burgeon or bourgeon, come out, open, unfold, Technical effloresce:
The century plant was so called because it was thought to flower only once every hundred years.
noun
ADJ.
bright, brilliantly-coloured, colourful | fragrant, scented, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling | delicate, tiny | huge | lily-like, star-shaped, etc. | exotic, rare | alpine, garden, wild, woodland | autumn, spring, etc. | seasonal | out-of-season | beautiful, lovely, pretty
What lovely flowers!
| fresh | cut
They sell a few pot plants, but they mainly sell cut flowers.
| dried, pressed | dead | artificial, fake | closed, open
The flowers were still tightly closed.
| daffodil, tulip, etc.
QUANT.
bouquet, bunch
VERB + FLOWER
have, produce
It has deep pink scented flowers. It was the first year that the cactus had produced flowers.
| come into
If the winter weather is mild, plants may come into flower too early.
| pollinate
The flowers are pollinated by insects.
| press
FLOWER + VERB
go to seed, seed
FLOWER + NOUN
bud, head, petal, seed, stalk, stem | bed, border | arrangement, arranger, arranging
I'm learning flower arranging.
| display | pot
(also
flowerpot
)
| basket, container, vase | garden | festival, show | market, seller, shop, stall | garland, wreath
PREP.
in ~
It was June and the roses were in flower.
PHRASES
a bank/carpet/mass of flowers
The alleys were adorned with banks of flowers. The forest floor was a carpet of wild flowers.
| covered in flowers
The bush was absolutely covered in flowers.
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FLOWERS:grow ~
Tulips are grown everywhere.
breed ~
She breeds orchids in her greenhouse.
plant, put in ~
Autumn is the best time to plant peonies.
dig out/up, take out ~
Dig up your geraniums before the first frosts.
spray, water ~
It's a good idea to spray your roses against greenfly.
prune
roses
deadhead ~
Don't forget to deadhead the pansies.
pick (sb) ~
I picked some daffodils for you.
smell ~
He stopped to smell the flowers.
arrange ~
She arranged the tulips in a vase.
bring/give/send/take (sb) ~
He took her flowers and chocolates.
~ grow
Daffodils grow wild in the mountains.
~ be in flower, be/come out, (be in) bloom, come into flower, come out, flower
The spring flowers were just coming out. What time of year do daffodils flower?
~ smell
Some of these roses smell absolutely wonderful.
~ close/open (up)
You know it's summer when the first daisies open.
~ droop, wilt, wither
The petunias were already wilting in the hot sun.
~ be over
It was April and the snowdrops were long over.
a bouquet/bunch/garland/posy/spray/vase of ~
a spray of mixed violets and primroses
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