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flowerless

[flou-er-lis]

adjective

  1. having or producing no flowers.

  2. Botany.,  having no true seeds; cryptogamic.



ˈflowerless

/ ˈflaʊəlɪs /

adjective

  1. designating any plant that does not produce seeds See cryptogam

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Other Word Forms

  • flowerlessness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ˈflowerless1

First recorded in 1490–1500; flower + -less

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