state flower

noun

1. a flower chosen as an official symbol of a U.S. state.

Word History and Origins

Origin of state flower¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The vote was then submitted to the state legislature and a resolution adopted making the state flower legal.

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Several years ago the school-children of Colorado selected by vote a State flower and a State tree.

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The fragrant prairie rose, the State flower, blossoms profusely in fields and along roadsides.

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The beautiful blossom of the Sage of the Desert is the state flower of Arizona.

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It is very abundant in Montana, where it has been adopted as the State flower.

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