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flower

[flau-er] / ˈflaʊ ər /




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His later pursuits included work in children’s theater education and men’s fashion and owning a West Hollywood flower shop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

A 'share' meant both insects were able to access the flower without conflict.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

The image freezes in time a single wingbeat from a common carder bumblebee as it prepares to land on a flower.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

That’s why the movie ends with a little flower blooming in a dried tree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Sometimes people turn them into pools and flower beds.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Youth activist Murooj Al-Nuwaysa, wearing a pink hijab, said she came with about 25 young men and women, carrying a bouquet of flowers with a card reading, "Our loss is one".

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Honey bees are proving to be formidable competitors for food in the UK, and scientists have discovered that they frequently use aggression to drive other pollinators away from flowers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth also greeted crowds of people in Aberfan, with flowers that Aberfan victims would have seen in their gardens chosen for the wreaths laid in the garden.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

He joked that Gasparotto, at least partly inured to their brutality, ought to send him flowers to paint next.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

The words Congratulations, Grace! are written out in purple icing on top, with yellow flowers around the edge and Sundae School’s trademark star-shaped sprinkles down the sides.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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

Still, at the time of the January fires, the semi-deciduous trees had not yet flowered, which likely minimized the damage they suffered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025

April was cool and wet which meant many flowering plants, including bluebells, flowered later than usual – like these fine examples at Walk Wood in Sheffield Park and Garden in East Sussex.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2024

Mrs. Sasaki looked beautiful in her best flowered silk kimono.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr

Persistent heat or inadequate rainfall during coffee’s flowering period and its subsequent development might threaten production, said Jim Roemer, a commodity trading advisor who writes the Weather Wealth newsletter.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Younger students have been using the outdoor classroom areas to talk and play games, while others have been watching figeater beetles and butterflies visit flowering trees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Peonies and roses - some of the most popular choices for a British wedding – saw their flowering window narrow from two months to two weeks.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

They support an estimated 75% of global crop pollination, and nearly 90% of all flowering plants.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

He wandered along to the right, past hotels with awnings over brightly lit entrances and bougainvillea flowering beside them, until he came to the gardens on the little headland.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman


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