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floral emblem

American  

noun

  1. a flower or plant serving as the emblem of a city, state, nation, etc.


Example Sentences

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The official Christmas tree, an 18½ -foot Douglas fir from a Pennsylvania farm that Trump had welcomed to the White House as part of another tradition last week, reached to the ceiling of the Blue Room and had the name and floral emblem of each state scattered throughout its branches.

From Washington Post

The geometric tattoo combines an umbrella - the symbol of 2014 street protests - with the bauhinia flower, the floral emblem of Hong Kong.

From Reuters

The new design will replace the current “bluebird” models that feature the state bird atop a hawthorn, the state floral emblem.

From Washington Times

The entrance of the United States of America into the war has prompted Mr. A. Hansen to write to Science pointing out that the States possess no national floral emblem.

From Nature

The artwork, on the side of 309 George St in Sydney, is a 50m-high and 30m-wide woman with flowers behind her ears, holding a giant waratah – the floral emblem of New South Wales – and the word “OBEY”.

From The Guardian