state flower
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of state flower
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Flowers played a prominent role, with a spray of daffodils bursting from one skirt or the red-orange petals of California's poppy, the state flower, cascading down a dress.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
The orange blossom had already become the state flower in 1909, and, by 1967, a year after McPhee’s opus, the orange was the state fruit.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Still, poppies — California’s state flower — blanket swaths of the protected land.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
And they are launching a telehealth concierge program for perimenopausal care, named Poppy after California’s state flower.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
It’s a project that involves research and a lot of drawing because you'll need the flag, the state flower, the state bird, et cetera.
From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine
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