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A flow of organic material from the lining of the uterus
Plants considered collectively, especially those found in a particular area or habitat
A small bunch of flowers
Plural for a colorful, conspicuous structure that grows on plants
“Even the number of petals on a flower can change after leaf removal.”
Plural for the best or most desirable among a category, kind or class
“They believed that those sacrificed had been men of special grace, the irreplaceable flower of the nation's youth.”
Plural for a period of success, popularity, or power
“For surely that man is most fortunate who dies in the flower of his strength, when the passing years have not obscured his good name or weakened his high courage.”
To produce flowers, or to be in flower
“Where the means of preserving the seedlings through the winter are at hand, the plants will flower earlier and stronger if raised in autumn.”
To develop or thrive in a promising or healthy way
“If his financial career had taken off a decade earlier in Australia, Wolfensohn's musical career began to flower in New York in the early 1970s.”
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