state flower

noun

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

The vote was then submitted to the state legislature and a resolution adopted making the state flower legal.

Several years ago the school-children of Colorado selected by vote a State flower and a State tree.

The fragrant prairie rose, the State flower, blossoms profusely in fields and along roadsides.

The beautiful blossom of the Sage of the Desert is the state flower of Arizona.

It is very abundant in Montana, where it has been adopted as the State flower.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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