perfect flower
noun
a flower having stamens and pistils in the same individual bloom.
perfect flowers
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pluralof perfect flower.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This surprising and somewhat controversial win at a show known for its white tents and rows of perfect flowers gives me hope not only for the future of gardening, but for the planet itself.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2022
Some botanists refer to plants with perfect flowers simply as hermaphroditic.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
As soon as the perfect flowers wither they bend downwards, supposing the peduncle to stand upright, and they then closely surround its upper part.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
This lofty shame of emotion is something as rare in opera as a Racine tragedy is in poetry—they are works of the same order, and both of them perfect flowers of the French spirit.
From Musicians of To-Day by Mary Blaiklock
It cannot produce fine, perfect flowers with a poorly-developed root-system to supply the strength and nutriment needed for such a task, therefore the plants are not in a condition to do themselves justice.
From Amateur Gardencraft A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover by Eben E. (Eben Eugene) Rexford
