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flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms |
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angiosperm,
flowering plant plants having seeds in a closed ovary
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bloomer a flower that blooms in a particular way; "a night bloomer"
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paeony,
peony any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
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lesser celandine,
pilewort,
ranunculus ficaria perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles
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adonis annua,
pheasant's-eye Eurasian herb cultivated for its deep red flowers with dark centers
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anemone,
windflower any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
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anemonella thalictroides,
rue anemone woodland flower native to eastern North America having cup-shaped flowers reminiscent of anemone but more delicate
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aquilege,
aquilegia,
columbine a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
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consolida ambigua,
delphinium ajacis,
rocket larkspur commonly cultivated larkspur of southern Europe having unbranched spikelike racemes of blue or sometimes purplish or pinkish flowers; sometime placed in genus Delphinium
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delphinium any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances
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nigella any plant of the genus Nigella
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peace lily,
spathe flower,
spathiphyllum any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental
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arum lily,
calla,
calla lily,
zantedeschia aethiopica water arum
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sandwort low-growing chiefly perennial plant usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens
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garden pink,
pink a light shade of red
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babies'-breath,
baby's breath,
gypsophila paniculata tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers
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catchfly,
lychnis mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone
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moehringia lateriflora,
sandwort low-growing chiefly perennial plant usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens
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moehringia mucosa,
sandwort low-growing chiefly perennial plant usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens
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bouncing bess,
bouncing bet,
hedge pink,
saponaria officinalis,
soapwort plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
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campion,
catchfly,
silene any plant of the genus Silene
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cowherb,
cow cockle,
saponaria vaccaria,
vaccaria hispanica,
vaccaria pyramidata European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort
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fig marigold,
pebble plant any of several South African plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowers
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bachelor's button,
globe amaranth,
gomphrena globosa tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color
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nyctaginia capitata,
scarlet musk flower viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red flowers
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umbrellawort a plant of the genus Mirabilis
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four o'clock any of several plants of the genus Mirabilis having flowers that open in late afternoon
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portulaca a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers
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carolina spring beauty,
claytonia caroliniana similar to Claytonia virginica but having usually pink flowers; eastern North America
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clatonia lanceolata,
spring beauty small slender plant having one pair of succulent leaves at the middle of the stem and a loose raceme of white or pink or rose bowl-shaped flowers and an edible corm
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claytonia virginica,
virginia spring beauty small cormous perennial grown for its low rosette of succulent foliage and racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; eastern North America
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cheiranthus cheiri,
erysimum cheiri,
wallflower remains on sidelines at social event
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prairie rocket any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers
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wallflower remains on sidelines at social event
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prairie rocket any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers
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cheiranthus asperus,
erysimum arkansanum,
erysimum asperum,
western wall flower biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus
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heliophila any of various South African herbs and subshrubs cultivated for long showy racemes of bright blue flowers with white eyes
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damask violet,
dame's violet,
hesperis matronalis,
sweet rocket long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America
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candytuft any of various flowering plants of the genus Iberis cultivated for their showy clusters of white to red or purple flowers; native to Mediterranean region
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lobularia maritima,
sweet alison,
sweet alyssum perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens
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malcolm stock,
stock any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
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malcolmia maritima,
virginian stock,
virginia stock erect branching herb cultivated for its loose racemes of fragrant white or pink or red or lilac flowers; native to sands and sea cliffs of southwestern Greece and southern Albania
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gillyflower,
stock the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"
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schizopetalon,
schizopetalon walkeri a dainty South American annual having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers
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poppy annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
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corydalis annual or perennial herbs of Himalayan China and South Africa
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glaucium flavum,
horned poppy,
horn poppy,
sea poppy,
yellow horned poppy yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America
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composite,
composite plant considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
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ageratum any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers
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amberboa moschata,
centaurea moschata,
sweet sultan Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea
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ammobium any plant of the genus Ammobium having yellow flowers and silvery foliage
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african daisy any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers
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arctotis stoechadifolia,
arctotis venusta,
blue-eyed african daisy bushy perennial of South Africa with white or violet flowers; in its native region often clothes entire valley sides in a sheet of color
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aster star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis
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daisy any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
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brachycome iberidifolia,
swan river daisy western Australian annual much cultivated for its flower heads with white or bluish to violet or variegated rays
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calendula any of numerous chiefly annual herbs of the genus Calendula widely cultivated for their yellow or orange flowers; often used for medicinal and culinary purposes
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callistephus chinensis,
china aster valued for their beautiful flowers in a wide range of clear bright colors; grown primarily for cutting
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catananche any of several plants of the genus Catananche having long-stalked heads of blue or yellow flowers
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bachelor's button,
bluebottle,
centaurea cyanus,
cornflower blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight
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centaurea imperialis,
sweet sultan Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea
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chrysanthemum any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated
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ageratum,
conoclinium coelestinum,
eupatorium coelestinum,
mist-flower,
mistflower any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers
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cosmea,
cosmos any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annuals
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brass buttons,
cotula coronopifolia South African herb with golden-yellow globose flower heads; naturalized in moist areas along coast of California; cultivated as an ornamental
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billy buttons any of various plants of the genus Craspedia grown for their downy foliage and globose heads of golden flowers; Australia and New Zealand
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dahlia,
dahlia pinnata any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia
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cape marigold,
star of the veldt,
sun marigold any of several South African plants grown for the profusion of usually yellow daisylike flowers and mounds of aromatic foliage
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coneflower any of various perennials of the eastern United States having thick rough leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays and a conelike center
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blue daisy,
blue marguerite,
felicia amelloides hairy South African or Australian subshrub that has daisylike flowers with blue rays
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felicia bergeriana,
kingfisher daisy softly hairy South African herb having flowers with bright blue rays
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cotton rose,
cudweed,
filago any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads
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gazania any plant of the genus Gazania valued for their showy daisy flowers
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african daisy any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers
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helianthus,
sunflower any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
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layia platyglossa,
tidytips,
tidy tips California annual having flower heads with yellow rays tipped with white
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chrysanthemum leucanthemum,
leucanthemum vulgare,
marguerite,
moon daisy,
ox-eyed daisy,
oxeye daisy,
white daisy perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum
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lindheimera texana,
texas star Texas annual with coarsely pinnatifid leaves; cultivated for its showy radiate yellow flower heads
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african daisy,
lonas annua,
lonas inodora,
yellow ageratum any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers
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cineraria,
pericallis cruenta,
senecio cruentus herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers
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florest's cineraria,
pericallis hybrida herb derived from Pericallis cruenta and widely cultivated in a variety of profusely flowering forms with florets from white to pink to red or purple or violet or blue
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coneflower any of various perennials of the eastern United States having thick rough leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays and a conelike center
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white-topped aster herb having corymbose white-rayed flowers with scaly bracts and silky indehiscent fruits
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cornflower aster,
stokes' aster,
stokesia laevis erect perennial of southeastern United States having large heads of usually blue flowers
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marigold any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers
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chrysanthemum coccineum,
painted daisy,
pyrethrum,
tanacetum coccineum spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
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mexican sunflower,
tithonia any plant of the genus Tithonia; tall coarse herbs or shrubs of Mexico to Panama having large flower heads resembling sunflowers with yellow disc florets and golden-yellow to orange-scarlet rays
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easter daisy,
stemless daisy,
townsendia exscapa dwarf tufted nearly stemless herb having a rosette of woolly leaves and large white-rayed flower heads and bristly achenes; central Canada and United States west to Arizona
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ursinia any of various plants of the genus Ursinia grown for their yellow- or orange- or white-rayed flowers
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xeranthemum any plant of the genus Xeranthemum native to southern Europe having chaffy or silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers
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old maid,
old maid flower,
zinnia a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old maid')
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blazing star,
mentzelia laevicaulis,
mentzelia livicaulis any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
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bartonia,
mentzelia lindleyi annual grown especially for its fragrant golden nocturnal flowers
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orchid,
orchidaceous plant any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
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cyclamen,
cyclamen purpurascens Mediterranean plant widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver and nodding white or pink to reddish flowers with reflexed petals
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cyclamen hederifolium,
cyclamen neopolitanum,
sowbread common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers
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shortia any plant of the genus Shortia; evergreen perennial herbs with smooth leathery basal leaves and showy white solitary flowers
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centaury any plant of the genus Centaurea
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gentian any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis
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begonia any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes
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sparaxis tricolor,
wandflower a showy often-cultivated plant with tawny yellow often purple-spotted flowers
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bessera elegans,
coral drops half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers
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christmas bells any of several plants of the genus Blandfordia having large orange or crimson flowers
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bellwort,
merry bells,
wild oats any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers
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polianthes tuberosa,
tuberose a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lily-like waxy white flowers
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commelina any plant of the genus Commelina
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scabiosa,
scabious any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa
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lithophragma affine,
lithophragma affinis,
tellima affinis,
woodland star California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima
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achimenes,
hot water plant any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias
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alsobia dianthiflora,
episcia dianthiflora,
lace-flower vine low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia
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african violet,
saintpaulia ionantha tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers
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streptocarpus any of various plants of the genus Streptocarpus having leaves in a basal rosette and flowers like primroses
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phacelia,
scorpionweed,
scorpion weed any plant of the genus Phacelia
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snapdragon a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon
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calceolaria,
slipperwort any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip
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gerardia any plant of the genus Gerardia
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butter-and-eggs,
devil's flax,
linaria vulgaris,
toadflax,
wild snapdragon common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America
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speedwell,
veronica any plant of the genus Veronica
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browallia,
bush violet any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers
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petunia any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers
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butterfly flower,
poor man's orchid,
schizanthus shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink flowers streaked with purple
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verbena,
vervain any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers
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valerian a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers
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centranthus ruber,
french honeysuckle,
red valerian perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop
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flower - reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts |
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bloom,
blossom |
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reproductive structure the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
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angiosperm,
flowering plant plants having seeds in a closed ovary
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floret,
floweret a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)
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apetalous flower flower having no petals
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inflorescence the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk
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ray floret,
ray flower small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower
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bud a partially opened flower
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stamen the male reproductive organ of a flower
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pistil the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma
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carpel a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil
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ovary (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone
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floral leaf a modified leaf that is part of a flower
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chlamys,
floral envelope,
perianth,
perigone,
perigonium a short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men in ancient Greece
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chrysanthemum any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated
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flower - the period of greatest prosperity or productivity |
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prime,
peak,
heyday,
bloom,
blossom,
efflorescence,
flush |
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period,
period of time,
time period a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop"
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golden age (classical mythology) the first and best age of the world, a time of ideal happiness, prosperity, and innocence; by extension, any flourishing and outstanding period
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