fleur

Definitions of fleur
  1. noun
    reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
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    fleurs
    the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk
    bourgeon
    a partially opened flower
    type of:
    organe de reproduction
    the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
  2. noun
    a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
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    giroflée, matthiole, souche
    any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
    giroflée, souche
    any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
    coquelicot, pavot
    annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
    pâquerette
    any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
    tournesol
    any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
    chrysanthème
    tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
    orchidée
    any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
    calypso
    rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf
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    plante à fleurs
    plants having seeds in a closed ovary
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