flowerless

[flou-er-lis]

adjective

having or producing no flowers.
Botany. having no true seeds; cryptogamic.

Origin of flowerless

First recorded in 1490–1500; flower + -less

Related formsflow·er·less·ness, noun

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Historical Examples of flowerless

The house does not stand at any cross-roads, and the place is as flowerless as it is possible to be!
A Nest of Spies
Pierre Souvestre
It was comfortable, airless, flowerless, with gravy-coloured walls.
The Lowest Rung
Mary Cholmondeley
The Seed ranch was dark at this time of the year, and flowerless.
The Octopus
Frank Norris
In botany, a name given to cryptogams, or flowerless plants, upon the supposition that they consist entirely of cells.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley
The grave is crowded by other graves, and is neglected, unfenced, and flowerless.
The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6
Various

British Dictionary definitions for flowerless

flowerless

adjective

designating any plant that does not produce seedsSee cryptogam

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