Flower — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈaʊɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈaʊə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈaʊə/

2 syllables Say it as /flˈaʊɚ/.

Examples

The cherry tree bloomed

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bloom flush heyday peak efflorescence blossom prime

Parts of Speech

noun	a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
noun	reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
noun	the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
verb	produce or yield flowers “The cherry tree bloomed”

Word Forms

flowery	adjective	of or relating to or suggestive of flowers
flower	verb	produce or yield flowers
bloom	verb	produce or yield flowers
blossom	verb	produce or yield flowers
flush	adjective	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
bloom	noun	the organic process of bearing flowers
bloomer	noun	a flower that blooms in a particular way
blossom	noun	reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
flower	noun	a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
flowering	noun	the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Blume

eine Pflanze, die wegen ihrer Blüte oder Blüte kultiviert wird

🇫🇷French

fleur

une plante cultivée pour ses fleurs ou ses fleurs

🇪🇸Spanish

flor

una planta cultivada por sus flores o flores

🇮🇹Italian

fiore

una pianta coltivata per le sue fioriture o fioriture

🇳🇱Dutch

bloem

een plant die wordt gekweekt vanwege zijn bloemen of bloesems

🇵🇹Portuguese

flor

uma planta cultivada por suas flores ou flores

🇷🇺Russian

цветок

растение, выращиваемое ради цветения или цветения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फूल

एक पौधा जिसकी खेती उसके खिलने या खिलने के लिए की जाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

ফুল

একটি উদ্ভিদ তার পুষ্প বা ফুলের জন্য চাষ করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மலர்

ஒரு செடி அதன் பூக்கள் அல்லது பூக்களுக்காக பயிரிடப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

పువ్వు

దాని పువ్వులు లేదా పువ్వుల కోసం పండించిన మొక్క

🇮🇳Marathi

फूल

फुलांसाठी किंवा फुलांसाठी लागवड केलेली वनस्पती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફૂલ

તેના મોર અથવા ફૂલો માટે ઉગાડવામાં આવેલ છોડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೂವು

ಅದರ ಹೂವುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಹೂವುಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಬೆಳೆಸಿದ ಸಸ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുഷ്പം

പൂവിനോ പൂവിനോ വേണ്ടി നട്ടുവളർത്തുന്ന ഒരു ചെടി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੁੱਲ

ਇੱਕ ਪੌਦਾ ਇਸਦੇ ਖਿੜ ਜਾਂ ਫੁੱਲਾਂ ਲਈ ਕਾਸ਼ਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھول

ایک پودا جو اپنے پھولوں یا پھولوں کے لیے کاشت کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

花

为了开花而栽培的植物

🇯🇵Japanese

花

花を咲かせるために栽培される植物

🇰🇷Korean

꽃

꽃을 피우기 위해 재배하는 식물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoa

một loại cây được trồng để nở hoa hoặc ra hoa

🇹🇭Thai

ดอกไม้

พืชที่ปลูกเพื่อการออกดอกหรือดอกของมัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

bunga

tanaman yang dibudidayakan untuk mekar atau berbunga

🇵🇭Filipino

bulaklak

isang halaman na nilinang para sa kanyang pamumulaklak o pamumulaklak

🇲🇾Malay

bunga

tumbuhan yang ditanam untuk bunga atau bunganya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ورد

نبات يزرع لأزهاره أو أزهاره

🇮🇷Persian

گل

گیاهی که برای شکوفه ها یا شکوفه هایش کشت می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

çiçek

çiçekleri veya çiçekleri için yetiştirilen bir bitki

🇮🇱Hebrew

פֶּרַח

צמח מעובד בשל פריחתו או פריחתו

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