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flower

/fˈlaʊə/FLOW-ur
/fˈlaʊɚ/FLOW-ur

Meaninga blossom

Common meaning: the blossom of a plant

Journey through time

  1. Latinflōs, flōris‘a flower, blossom’
  2. Old Frenchfloursource
  3. Middle Englishfloursource
  4. Englishflower‘the blossom of a plant’ · today

flow also in: floralfloristflourishcauliflower

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin flōs ‘a flower, blossom’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry flōs, p. 761 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

cauliflowerefflorescencefloralfloristflourishinflorescence

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