cut flower
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cut flower
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Euphorbia pulcherrima, adapted well to the southern states, and by the early 1900s, Albert Ecke, a German immigrant dairy farmer and orchardist in Eagle Rock, saw its potential as a cut flower for Christmas bouquets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
Kenya supplies more than 40% of the flower market in Europe, with the vast majority of blooms destined for the Netherlands, the hub for the European cut flower industry.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2024
Through Feb. 8, agriculture specialists had processed about 832 million stems of cut flowers, inspected 75,000 cut flower sample boxes, and intercepted 1,100 plant pests, he said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
Even a cut flower can offer a way to interact and observe nature.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2021
It is fine for exhibition at flower shows, and is useful as a cut flower.
From The Mayflower, January, 1905 by Various
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