![The definition: "flower"
fla(r)] (noun, count.) - a
colored part of a plant from
which the plant's fruits
develops. A flower is often
made up of many petals. Ex.:
the plant has small white
flowers.
A flower and it's stem that
have been removed from a
plant. Ex: he gave me a big
bunch of flowers.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/random-150602100327-lva1-app6892/85/The-destiny-of-the-word-2-320.jpg)
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- 1. Flower The destiny of the word
- 2. The definition: "flower" fla(r)] (noun, count.) - a colored part of a plant from which the plant's fruits develops. A flower is often made up of many petals. Ex.: the plant has small white flowers. A flower and it's stem that have been removed from a plant. Ex: he gave me a big bunch of flowers.
- 3. The etymology: "flower " c. 1200, flour, also flur, flor, floer, floyer, flowre, "the blossom of a plant; a flowering plant," from Old French flor "flower, blossom; heyday (亰亠仆亳), prime; fine flour; elite; innocence, virginity" (12c., Modern French fleur), from Latin florem (nominative flos) "flower" (source of Italian fiore, Spanish flor; compare flora).
- 4. The etymology: "flower " From late 14c. in English as "blossoming time," also, figuratively, "prime of life, height of one's glory or prosperity, state of anything that may be likened to the flowering state of a plant." As "the best, the most excellent; the best of its class or kind; embodiment of an ideal," early 13c. (of persons, mid-13c. of things); for example flour of milk "cream" (early 14c.); especially "wheat meal after bran (仂弍亳) and other coarse elements have been removed, the best part of wheat" (mid-13c.). Modern spelling and full differentiation from flour (n.) is from late 14c.
- 5. The etymology: "flower " In the "blossom of a plant" sense it ousted its Old English cognate blossom (see blossom (n.)). Also used from Middle English as a symbol of transitoriness(弍亠仆仆仂) (early 14c.); "a beautiful woman" (c. 1300); "virginity" (early 14c.). Flower-box is from 1818. Flower- arrangement is from 1873. Flower child "gentle hippie" is from 1967.
- 6. Assimilation: "flower". Phonetics. 舒 仂仆亠亳亠从仂仄 仂于仆亠 仍仂于仂 舒亳仄亳仍亳仂于舒仆仂 仂仂仂. 舒亳仄于仂于舒仆亳亠 仗仂亳仂亟亳 仆仄 仗亠仄. 仗仂亠亟仂于舒仆仆仂亠 亰舒亳仄于仂于舒仆亳亠 (仍舒仆 舒仆亰从亳亶(12 于亠从) 舒仆亞仍亳亶从亳亶 (13 于亠从)). 弌仂舒仆磳 仍亠仄亠仆 舒仆亰从仂亶 亞舒亳从亳
- 7. Assimilation: "flower". Semantics 舒 亠仄舒仆亳亠从仂仄 仂于仆亠, 于 亠亰仍舒亠 从仂仆从亠亳亰舒亳亳, 仍仂于仂 仂 亰仆舒亠仆亳 束于亠从仂于仂亠 舒亠仆亳亠損 仗亳仂弍亠舒亠 亰仆舒亠仆亳亠 束舒于亠, 仍舒 仂弍仂仆舒 舒 亠亞仂-仍亳弍仂損. .: the flower of life (舒于亠 亢亳亰仆亳) 亠于仂亳仂仆亳从仂仄 磦仍磳 仍舒亳仆从仂亠 Flora. 个仍仂仂亶 仆舒亰于舒仍亳 弍仂亞亳仆 于亠仆 亳 于亠仂于 亳仄仍礌.
- 8. Assimilation: "flower". Morphology 弌仍仂于仂 仗仂亠弍仍磳 从舒从 仆亠仂仗亠亟亠仍仆仆仄 舒亳从仍亠仄, 舒从 亳 仂仗亠亟亠仍仆仆仄: .:a flower, the flower 亳亰仄亠仆磳 仗仂 亳仍舒仄 仗亠仄 亟仂弍舒于仍亠仆亳 仗仂亳从舒 s .: flower flowers
- 9. Assimilation: "flower". 丕仗仂亠弍仍磳 仗亳仍舒亞舒亠仍仆仄亳. .: a beautiful flower 弌 亠于亳亠仍仆仄亳 于 从舒亠于亠 仗亳仍舒亞舒亠仍仆仂亞仂. .: a flower girl 仂舒于亠 仍仂亢仆 仍仂于. .: a flowerpot, a flower-piece (于亠仂仆亶 仆舒ﾑ仄仂)