Flower: alternatives and connections

A genus of plants, one species of which (A. Mexicanum) has lavender-blue flowers in dense clusters.

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A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens.

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A genus of herbs with compound white or bluish flowers; starwort; Michaelmas daisy.

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A plant with flowers shaped like buttons; especially, several species of Ranunculus, and the cornflower (Centaures cyanus) and globe amaranth (Gomphr…

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A genus of plants, mostly of tropical America, many species of which are grown as ornamental plants. The leaves are curiously one-sided, and often ex…

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A genus of plants (Uvularia) with yellowish bell-shaped flowers.

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A costume for women, consisting of a short dress, with loose trousers gathered round ankles, and (commonly) a broad-brimmed hat.

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A plant (Centaurea cyanus) which grows in grain fields. It receives its name from its blue bottle-shaped flowers.

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A small protuberance on the stem or branches of a plant, containing the rudiments of future leaves, flowers, or stems; an undeveloped branch or flowe…

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A genus of showy herbaceous or shrubby plants, brought from South America; slipperwort. It has a yellow or purple flower, often spotted or striped, t…

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A genus of composite herbaceous plants. One species, Calendula officinalis, is the common marigold, and was supposed to blossom on the calends of eve…

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A genus of plants, of the order Araceae.

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A plant of the Pink family (Cucubalus bacciferus), bearing berries regarded as poisonous.

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An annual plant of the genus Iberis, cultivated in gardens. The name was originally given to the I. umbellata, first, discovered in the island of Can…

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A plant with the joints of the stem, and sometimes other parts, covered with a viscid secretion to which small insects adhere. The species of Silene…

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A gentianaceous plant not fully identified. The name is usually given to the Erytheraea Centaurium and the Chlora perfoliata of Europe, but is also e…

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A genus of composite plants, mostly perennial, and of many species including the many varieties of garden chrysanthemums (annual and perennial), and…

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A Linnaean genus of free-flowering composite plants, mostly from South Africa. Several species are cultivated for ornament.

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Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored.

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Made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded; as, a composite language.

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A conspicuous wild flower (Centaurea Cyanus), growing in grainfields.

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The universe or universality of created things; -- so called from the order and harmony displayed in it.

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A small composite plant with cottony or silky stem and leaves, primarily a species of Gnaphalium, but the name is now given to many plants of differe…

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A genus of plants of the Primrose family, having depressed rounded corms, and pretty nodding flowers with the petals so reflexed as to point upwards,…

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A genus of plants native to Mexico and Central America, of the order Compositae; also, any plant or flower of the genus. The numerous varieties of cu…

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A genus of low herbs (Bellis), belonging to the family Compositae. The common English and classical daisy is B. prennis, which has a yellow disk and…

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A little flower; one of the numerous little flowers which compose the head or anthodium in such flowers as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion.

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A small flower; a floret.

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Any one of a genus (Gentiana) of herbaceous plants with opposite leaves and a tubular four- or five-lobed corolla, usually blue, but sometimes white,…

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A name given by old writers to the clove pink (Dianthus Caryophyllus) but now to the common stock (Matthiola incana), a cruciferous plant with showy…

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A flowering; the putting forth and unfolding of blossoms.

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A genus of Old World plants belonging to the Pink family (Caryophyllaceae). Most of the species have brilliantly colored flowers and cottony leaves,…

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The daisy (Bellis perennis). The name is often applied also to the ox-eye daisy and to the China aster.

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A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms, especially the Calendula officinalis (see Calendula), and the cultivated species of Tagetes.

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Any plant of the order Orchidaceae. See Orchidaceous.

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See Peony.

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A plant, and its flower, of the ranunculaceous genus Paeonia. Of the four or five species, one is a shrub; the rest are perennial herbs with showy fl…

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A genus of solanaceous herbs with funnelform or salver-shaped corollas. Two species are common in cultivation, Petunia violacera, with reddish purple…

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A plant (Ranunculus Ficaria of Linnaeus) whose tuberous roots have been used in poultices as a specific for the piles.

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A vessel with a very narrow stern; -- called also pinky.

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Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species (Papaver somniferum) opium is ob…

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A genus of polypetalous plants; also, any plant of the genus.

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of Rise

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The bush or shrub which bears roses.

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Any plant of the genus Arenaria, low, tufted herbs (order Caryophyllaceae.)

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Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous; as, scabious eruptions.

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The horn poppy. See under Horn.

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A genus of caryophyllaceous plants, usually covered with a viscid secretion by which insects are caught; catchfly.

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See Calceolaria.

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Any plant of the scrrophulariaceous genus Antirrhinum, especially the cultivated A. majus, whose showy flowers are fancifully likened to the face of…

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A common plant (Saponaria officinalis) of the Pink family; -- so called because its bruised leaves, when agitated in water, produce a lather like tha…

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Any plant of the genus Veronica, mostly low herbs with pale blue corollas, which quickly fall off.

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The stem, or main body, of a tree or plant; the fixed, strong, firm part; the trunk.

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Any plant of the genus Helianthus; -- so called probably from the form and color of its flower, which is large disk with yellow rays. The commonly cu…

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A California composite plant (Layia platyglossa), the flower of which has yellow rays tipped with white.

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An herb (Linaria vulgaris) of the Figwort family, having narrow leaves and showy orange and yellow flowers; -- called also butter and eggs, flaxweed,…

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A plant (Polianthes tuberosa) with a tuberous root and a liliaceous flower. It is much cultivated for its beautiful and fragrant white blossoms.

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Any plant of the genus Valeriana. The root of the officinal valerian (V. officinalis) has a strong smell, and is much used in medicine as an antispas…

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A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.

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A portrait or representation of the face of our Savior on the alleged handkerchief of Saint Veronica, preserved at Rome; hence, a representation of t…

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Any plant of the genus Verbena.

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A perennial, cruciferous plant (Cheiranthus Cheiri), with sweet-scented flowers varying in color from yellow to orange and deep red. In Europe it ver…

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The anemone; -- so called because formerly supposed to open only when the wind was blowing. See Anemone.

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Any plant of the composite genus Zinnia, Mexican herbs with opposite leaves and large gay-colored blossoms. Zinnia elegans is the commonest species i…

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A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp.

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To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or giv…

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A portion of time as limited and determined by some recurring phenomenon, as by the completion of a revolution of one of the heavenly bodies; a divis…

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To blossom forth.

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The period or state of full expansion in a flower.

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The period or state of full expansion in a flower.

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A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively.

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A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively.

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The flower of a plant, or the essential organs of reproduction, with their appendages; florescence; bloom; the flowers of a plant, collectively; as,…

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The flower of a plant, or the essential organs of reproduction, with their appendages; florescence; bloom; the flowers of a plant, collectively; as,…

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Full of flowers; abounding with blossoms.

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Full of flowers; abounding with blossoms.

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A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp.

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Alt. of Carpellum

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A loose and flowing outer garment, worn by the ancient Greeks; a kind of cloak.

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That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. See Illust. of Flower.

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The leaves of a flower generally, especially when the calyx and corolla are not readily distinguished.

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Any organ inclosing the essential organs of a flower; a perianth.

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Same as Perigone.

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An epistle.

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A thread; especially, a warp thread.

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A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively.

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The flower of a plant, or the essential organs of reproduction, with their appendages; florescence; bloom; the flowers of a plant, collectively; as,…

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Flowering, or state of flowering; the blooming of flowers; blowth.

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To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes into the face.

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An expression of frolic and exultation, and sometimes of wonder.

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A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

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Donne (#) (pl. ) of Prima donna

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