bloem

Definitions of bloem
  1. noun
    reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
    synonyms: bloemetje, bloempje, bloesem, blom
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    bloemknop
    a partially opened flower
    katje, wilgekatje, wilgenkatje
    a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence
    rozeknop, rozenknop
    the bud of a rose
    scherm, toneelgordijn, toneelscherm
    flat-topped or rounded inflorescence characteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point; youngest flowers are at the center
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    voortplantingsorgaan, voortplantingsorganen
    the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
  2. noun
    the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
    synonyms: blos, glorietijd
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    periode, tijd, tijdsafstand, tijdsduur
    an amount of time
  3. noun
    plants having seeds in a closed ovary
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    bloesem
    a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
    pioen, pioenroos
    any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
    speenkruid
    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
    anemoon
    any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
    ridderspoor
    any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances
    anjelier, anjer, pink
    any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
    gipskruid
    tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers
    koekoeksbloem
    any plant of the genus Silene
    scheefbloem
    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
    klaproos, papaver, ponceau, slaapbol
    annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
    composiet, komposiet
    considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
    aster
    any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers
    grasbloem, koebloempje, madeliefje, meibloempje, meizoentje
    any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
    koeienogen, koeienoog, koeieogen, koeieoog, ossenoog, osseoog
    Eurasian perennial herbs having daisylike flowers with yellow rays and dark centers
    korenbloem, roggebloem
    an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
    ganzebloem
    any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated
    vijftigje, zonnebloem
    any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
    koeienogen, koeienoog, koeieogen, koeieoog, ossenoog, osseoog
    any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers
    edelweiss
    alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts
    margriet
    tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
    geitebaard, geitenbaard
    weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
    xeranthemum
    any plant of the genus Xeranthemum native to southern Europe having chaffy or silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers
    orchidee
    any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
    duizendguldenkruid
    any of various plants of the genus Centaurium
    gentiaan
    any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis
    kerstklok
    any of several plants of the genus Blandfordia having large orange or crimson flowers
    jeugdzonde
    any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers
    krap, mede, mee, meekrap, purpurine
    Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin
    Christuskop, ereprijs
    any plant of the genus Veronica
    valeriaan, valeriaanwortel
    a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers
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    fanerogaam, zaaddrager, zaadplant
    plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores
  4. noun
    coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse
    synonyms: maaltje, maïsmeel, meel, meelbloem
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    polenta
    coarsely ground corn
    havermout, havermoutpap
    meal made from rolled or ground oats
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    voedingsmiddel, voedingsmiddelen
    a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
  5. noun
    fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
    synonyms: meel, meelbloem
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    tarwebloem, tarwemeel
    flour prepared from wheat
    griesmeel
    milled product of durum wheat (or other hard wheat) used in pasta
    tarwemeel
    flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage)
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    voedingsmiddel, voedingsmiddelen
    a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
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