state flower

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of state flower

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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

We’ve grown especially fond of snowberry, flowering currant, our two native strawberries, wood sorrel, vine maple and of course, our state flower, the Pacific rhododendron.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2023

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