cut flower

noun

Origin of cut flower

First recorded in 1900–05

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Think of it as a very large cut flower, where the stand serves as the oversize vase.
How to keep a Christmas tree fresh for as long as possible | Dan Seitz | November 29, 2021 | Popular-Science
He was very vain of his neat appearance, even to the wearing of a fresh-cut flower in his buttonhole.
Tramping on Life | Harry Kemp
Nevertheless I find it quite the most beautiful Rhododendron as a cut flower, perhaps just because of these unorthodox qualities.
Wood and Garden | Gertrude Jekyll
The unhappy Hook was as impotent as he was damp, and he fell forward like a cut flower.
Peter and Wendy | James Matthew Barrie
It is equally or more durable, either on the plant or as a cut flower.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 | Various

Remember crocuses are of practically no use for cut-flower purposes.
The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. | Ellen Eddy Shaw

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