noun The colorful blooming part of a plant, often used for decoration or given as a gift.
- He picked a bunch of wildflowers for her birthday.
- The garden was full of flowers by early June.
- A single red flower stood in a glass on the kitchen windowsill.
noun The best or finest example of a group; the peak of something.
- These young athletes represent the flower of their generation.
- Only the flower of the city's youth was chosen to represent it at the festival.
- The choir was the flower of the school, admired by everyone who heard it.
verb To produce blooms; to bloom.
- The cherry trees flower in early spring.
- If the weather stays warm, the roses will flower much earlier this year.
- Some cactus plants only flower once every few years, usually at night.
verb To reach full development or success.
- Her talent as a writer really flowered in her twenties.
- Their friendship flowered slowly over many long summers spent working side by side.
- With good teaching, a shy child can flower into a confident speaker.
