flower
noun
the blossom of a plant.
Example Sentences
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We visit the places where the dead rest, bringing flowers and standing before the names etched in stone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Youth activist Murooj Al-Nuwaysa, wearing a pink hijab, said she came with about 25 young men and women, carrying a bouquet of flowers with a card reading, "Our loss is one".
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
Honey bees are proving to be formidable competitors for food in the UK, and scientists have discovered that they frequently use aggression to drive other pollinators away from flowers.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth also greeted crowds of people in Aberfan, with flowers that Aberfan victims would have seen in their gardens chosen for the wreaths laid in the garden.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
I can smell the scent of her acrid medication mixing with the sweetness of flowers blooming in the humid afternoon heat.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
