(n.) In the popular sense, the bloom or blossom of a plant; the showy portion, usually of a different color, shape, and texture from the foliage.
(n.) That part of a plant destined to produce seed, and hence including one or both of the sexual organs; an organ or combination of the organs of reproduction, whether inclosed by a circle of foliar parts or not. A complete flower consists of two essential parts, the stamens and the pistil, and two floral envelopes, the corolla and callyx. In mosses the flowers consist of a few special leaves surrounding or subtending organs called archegonia. See Blossom, and Corolla.
(n.) The fairest, freshest, and choicest part of anything; as, the flower of an army, or of a family; the state or time of freshness and bloom; as, the flower of life, that is, youth.
(n.) Grain pulverized; meal; flour.
(n.) A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation; as, the flowers of sulphur.
(n.) A figure of speech; an ornament of style.
(n.) Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc.
(n.) Menstrual discharges.
(v. i.) To blossom; to bloom; to expand the petals, as a plant; to produce flowers; as, this plant flowers in June.
(v. i.) To come into the finest or fairest condition.
(v. i.) To froth; to ferment gently, as new beer.
(v. i.) To come off as flowers by sublimation.
(v. t.) To embellish with flowers; to adorn with imitated flowers; as, flowered silk.
Example Sentences:
(1) Urban hives boom could be 'bad for bees' What happened: Two professors from a University of Sussex laboratory are urging wannabe-urban beekeepers to consider planting more flowers instead of taking up the increasingly popular hobby.
(2) A case is presented of deliberate chewing of the flowers of henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) in the hope of producing euphoria, and an account is given of the poisoning so produced.
(3) Malvidin chloride (MC) a colouring agent from flowers of Malvaviscus conzattii Greenum was studied for male anti-fertility effects in adult langur monkeys (Presbytis entellus entellus Dufresne).
(4) At Wembley England fielded: Springett; Armfield, McNeil; Robson, Swan, Flowers; Douglas, Greaves, Smith, Haynes, Charlton.
(5) I believe Flower when he promises he would not repeat his mistake.
(6) In these tissues, the viral DNA replicated at the site of inoculation and was transported first to the roots, then to the shoot apex and to the neighboring leaves and the flowers.
(7) I salute you.” So clear-fall logging and burning of the tallest flowering forests on the planet, with provision for the dynamiting of trees over 80 metres tall, is an ultimate good in Abbott’s book of ecological wisdom.
(8) "They were the real flowers in the show - boys who I picked up in the park because they looked right."
(9) Parietaria judaica (Pellitory-of-the-Wall) is native to the U.K., flowering from June to September, but is not usually considered to be of any clinical importance by U.K. allergists.
(10) New management at Lifeline changed the expenses policy to make it legally compliant and asked Flowers to pay the money back.
(11) These are collected in her pollen baskets which she takes back to the nest to feed the young after fertilising the flowers.
(12) Angela Merkel , who turns 60 on Thursday, thanked a German reporter who sang the traditional birthday song at a news conference in Brussels, and revealed that other leaders had given her flowers.
(13) Frahm witnessed how every morning Weiwei puts a flower into the basket of a bicycle just outside his studio, which he will continue until he is free again to ride it out through the gates.
(14) It is that rare flower, a positive environmental story.
(15) Jane Baxter's stuffed courgette flowers Stuffed courgette flowers Photograph: Rob White You can't get much more summery than courgette flowers – Jane Baxter's take on these light crispy fried delights (use a vegetarian parmesan-style cheese ).
(16) This study documents a previously unrecognized potential source of occupational pesticide exposure and suggests that safety standards should be set for residue levels on cut flowers.
(17) We suggest that both vertical transmission of Ty1-copia group retrotransposons within plant lineages and horizontal transmission between different species have played roles in the evolution of Ty1-copia group retrotransposons in flowering plants.
(18) I cracked a few jokes because I thought we had been through such a terrible event we need to laugh.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest A man lays flowers outside the synagogue in Copenhagen after two deadly shootings.
(19) The carcinogenic activity of petasitenine, a new pyrrolizidine alkaloid isolated from young flower stalk of Petasites japonicus, was studied in ACI rats.
(20) In both experiments, videotapes of model monkeys behaving fearfully were spliced so that it appeared that the models were reacting fearfully either to fear-relevant stimuli (toy snakes or a toy crocodile), or to fear-irrelevant stimuli (flowers or a toy rabbit).
Knotweed
Definition:
(n.) See Knot/rass.
Example Sentences:
(1) "In the UK," writes Felix Schnappauf, "it is an offence under section 14(2) of the Wildlife and Countryside act 1981 to 'plant or otherwise cause to grow in the wild' any plant listed in Schedule nine, Part II to the Act, which includes Japanese knotweed."
(2) "The best way to get rid of Japanese knotweed is to move house (or get a specialist company in)," suggests Nick Smith.
(3) Meanwhile Chris Sutcliffe has a scorched-earth policy when it comes to the old knotweed: "I had an infestation of Rosebay Willow Herb and successfully got rid of it by introducing pigs and a severe electric fence."
(4) Creasy, who has been vocal in her campaign against what she calls "legal loan sharking" – comparing the firms' grip on the UK to that of Japanese knotweed – said three Conservative MPs had formally signed her amendment and others had voiced their support.
(5) "Liam Blake indeed faces a world of pain with his Japanese Knotweed.
(6) To this end, Liam Blake writes: "I've just discovered Japanese knotweed in my garden!
(7) "Japanese knotweed is like modern football," suggests Robin Hazlehurst.
(8) Species such as Japanese knotweed, the North American signal crayfish, killer shrimp and zebra mussels not only have an impact on biodiversity by supplanting native species, but affect human health and the economy, according to a report from the environmental audit committee.
(9) And it was one of a select bunch of invasive species, including Japanese knotweed and Himalayan Balsam, listed in the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 , prohibiting their release into the wild.
(10) In the UK, grey squirrels are estimated to cause £10m of damage to trees each year, Japanese knotweed costs £1.5bn a year to eradicate and it cost £11m to remove rhododendron from one national park in Wales alone, according to the Country Land and Business Association.
(11) They could be facing LIFE IN THE JUG like MBM reader and Japanese knotweed maniac Liam Blake.
(12) In some forecasters’ mouths, a form of forecast-speak has now become the linguistic equivalent of Japanese knotweed.
(13) In Emmerdale , just when you thought Cameron, very much the Japanese knotweed of soap killers, had been dealt with, he goes and bloody resurfaces again.
(14) "In response to the Japanese Knotweed problem, my friend, who makes a living eradicating the wicked weed, suggests chopping it down and then injecting each and every remaining stalk with some kind of pesticide," says Justin Spencer.
(15) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pinterest close [LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Shovel might not come in useful for clearing the back yard of the old knotweed.
(16) Tunnelling here on the fringe of London City airport has involved searching for unexploded bombs, Japanese knotweed and the labyrinthine roots of unclaimed utility lines.
(17) Daniel Alves tries to open Bayern up down the right, but the red shirts are soon all over him like, well, Japanese knotweed.
(18) 8.40pm BST Half-time advertising for gardeners There must be a function on this bad boy which would come in useful for clearing the back yard of the old knotweed.
(19) "The responses of fellow MBMers confirms my worst fears about the knotweed," writes our old pal Liam Blake.