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bloesem

Definitions of bloesem
  1. noun
    reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
    synonyms: bloem, bloemetje, bloempje, blom
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    types:
    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
    type of:
    voortplantingsorgaan, voortplantingsorganen
    the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
  2. noun
    a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
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    types:
    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
    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
    margriet
    tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
    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
    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
    ridderspoor
    any of numerous cultivated plants of the genus Delphinium
    anjer
    Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
    slaapbol
    southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium
    knipmuts, knipmutsje
    of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers
    droogbloem, immortelle, strobloem
    any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color
    santonine, wormkruid
    common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally
    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
    zwanehals, zwanenhals
    any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan
    vanilleplant
    any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers
    roggebloem
    plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried
    gamander
    Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white flowers
    valeriaan
    tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally
    type of:
    bloem
    plants having seeds in a closed ovary
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