flower
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They have nothing except each other, their love symbolized by a red flower that Orpheus offers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The RHS event was accused of being less "affordable" than the estate's previous one-day flower show, but organisers said prices were competitive.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
A rare corpse flower, known for its massive size and foul stench, will bloom for just 24 to 48 hours.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The Memorial Garden, hanging baskets along Victoria Street, flower displays at the Channel Islands' only railway station, and planting schemes at both the harbour and airport are among areas being showcased.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
My eyes grazed over the crowd, not taking in any faces, until I spotted something familiar: an enormous white flower.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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A lab-raised monkey, born without a fear of snakes, can be taught to fear them—but not to fear flowers, a difference that suggests an inherited readiness to learn a survival strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
They cannot afford to waste energy searching dried-up flowers for nectar and pollen that is no longer there.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Busakorn also noted that the stage was decorated using highly flammable materials such as plastic flowers, while the ceiling was plastered with combustible foam.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The latest infestation is on Costco-sold desert willows, a small tree or shrub with trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in pink, lavender, and white.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The Ozarks’ most beautiful flowers, the dogwoods, were in full bloom.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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A veil rested on their heads, held by a satin flowered headband.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Each generation of banana plants had to grow for at least 12 months before researchers could test them for disease resistance and continue breeding once they flowered.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 19, 2026
While England have often floundered on tours of Asia, Root has frequently flowered.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
“She didn’t even meet me. She just said, ‘Go inside and pick roses that match my interiors,’ and it was easy because everything was pink and flowered.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2025
Beneath that, his arms were covered in flowered vines and arrows.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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They grow in both a leaf stage, when they resemble small trees, and in a rare flowering stage that may have gaps of several years or even a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Though many refer to these plants as “flowers,” they are actually an “inflorescence,” a flowering structure containing hundreds of smaller blooms inside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
"There were no vertebrates, no trees, no leaves, no flowering plants, no plants with seeds," Marek said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
The new report, published in the journal Lancet Public Health, says climate change is extending the flowering season of some plants.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
Calm as still water, she took the Bull by the arm and drew him back behind a tall flowering hedge.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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