cut flower
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cut flower
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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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
The blooms age gracefully, turning shades of deep rose, violet and wine at the end of the summer, and hold their colors beautifully as a late-season cut flower.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2023
The family business — part of the once-booming Japanese American cut flower industry — faded away as well.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2022
Even a cut flower can offer a way to interact and observe nature.
From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2021
As a cut flower it is remarkably distinct and fine; it so outshines most other flowers that it must either have well selected company or be used with only a few ferns or grasses.
From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John
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