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noun(flow-er)the specialized part of an angiospermous plant that occurs singly or in clusters, possesses whorls of often colorful petals or sepals, and bears the reproductive structures (such as stamens or pistils) involved in the development of seeds and fruit : blossom
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noun(flow-er)a cluster of small flowers growing closely together that resembles and is often viewed as a single flower : inflorescence
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noun(flow-er)a plant grown or valued for its flowers
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verb(flow-er)develop
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verb(flow-er)flourish
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verb(flow-er)to produce flowers : blossom
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noun(flow-er)a plant bud that produces only a flower
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noun(flow-er)any of various small mostly black-and-white predaceous bugs (family Anthocoridae) that frequent flowers and feed on pest insects (such as aphids and thrips)
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noun(flow-er)a hippie who advocates love, beauty, and peace
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noun(flow-er)a young girl who carries flowers at a wedding
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noun(flow-er)a capitulum (as of a composite) having sessile flowers so arranged that the whole inflorescence looks like a single flower
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plural noun(flow-er)flower children
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noun(flow-er)a nonviolent ethic as advocated by hippies
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geographical name(flow-er)town in northern Texas north of Arlington population 64,669