noun
plural -ers
[count] the part of a plant that is often brightly colored, that usually lasts a short time, and from which the seed or fruit develops
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a small plant that is grown for its beautiful flowers
a cut stem of a plant with its flower
[singular] literary :the best part of something - used in the phrase the flower of
verb
-ers; -ered; -ering
[no obj]
to produce flowers :bloom, blossom
to develop or grow in a successful way