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<p><b>5.</b> <def>A low-lying piece of watery land; -- called also <altname>flow moss</altname> and <altname>flow bog</altname>.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<i>Jamieson.</i>

<h1>Flowage</h1> <Xpage=573>

<hw>Flow"age</hw> <tt>(?; 48)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An overflowing with water; also, the water which thus overflows.</def>

<h1>Flowen</h1> <Xpage=573>

<hw>Flow"en</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><tt>imp. pl.</tt> of <er>Fly</er>, <tt>v. i.</tt></def>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Flower</h1> <Xpage=573>

<hw>Flow"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>flour</ets>, OF. <ets>flour</ets>, <ets>flur</ets>, <ets>flor</ets>, F. <ets>fleur</ets>, fr. L. <ets>flos</ets>, <ets>floris</ets>. Cf. <er>Blossom</er>, <er>Effloresce</er>, <er>Floret</er>, <er>Florid</er>, <er>Florin</er>, <er>Flour</er>, <er>Flourish</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>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.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>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 <i>flower</i> 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 <er>Blossom</er>, and <er>Corolla</er>.</def>

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<note>&hand; If we examine a common flower, such for instance as a geranium, we shall find that it consists of: First, an outer envelope or <i>calyx</i>, sometimes tubular, sometimes consisting of separate leaves called <i>sepals</i>; secondly, an inner envelope or <i>corolla</i>, which is generally more or less colored, and which, like the calyx, is sometimes tubular, sometimes composed of separate leaves called <i>petals</i>; thirdly, one or more <i>stamens</i>, consisting of a stalk or <i>filament</i> and a head or <i>anther</i>, in which the <i>pollen</i> is produced; and fourthly, a <i>pistil</i>, which is situated in the center of the flower, and consists generally of three principal parts; one or more compartments at the base, each containing one or more seeds; the <i>stalk</i> or <i>style</i>; and the <i>stigma</i>, which in many familiar instances forms a small head, at the top of the style or ovary, and to which the pollen must find its way in order to fertilize the flower.</note>

<i>Sir J. Lubbock.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The fairest, freshest, and choicest part of anything; <as>as, the <ex>flower</ex> of an army, or of a family</as>; the state or time of freshness and bloom; <as>as, the <ex>flower</ex> of life, that is, youth</as>.</def>

<blockquote>The choice and <b>flower</b> of all things profitable the Psalms do more briefly contain. <i>Hooker.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The <b>flower</b> of the chivalry of all Spain. <i>Southey.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>A simple maiden in her <b>flower</b> Is worth a hundred coats of arms. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Grain pulverized; meal; flour.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The <b>flowers</b> of grains, mixed with water, will make a sort of glue. <i>Arbuthnot.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Old. Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation; <as>as, the <ex>flowers</ex> of sulphur</as>.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>A figure of speech; an ornament of style.</def>

<p><b>7.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc.</def>

<i>W. Savage.</i>

<p><b>8.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Menstrual discharges.</def>

<i>Lev. xv. 24.</i>

<cs><col>Animal flower</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Animal</er>.</cd> -- <col>Cut flowers</col>, <cd>flowers cut from the stalk, as for making a bouquet.</cd> -- <col>Flower bed</col>, <cd>a plat in a garden for the cultivation of flowers.</cd> -- <col>Flower beetle</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any beetle which feeds upon flowers, esp. any one of numerous small species of the genus <spn>Meligethes</spn>, family <spn>Nitidulid\'91</spn>, some of which are injurious to crops.</cd> -- <col>Flower bird</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an Australian bird of the genus <spn>Anthornis</spn>, allied to the honey eaters.</cd> -- <col>Flower bud</col>, <cd>an unopened flower.</cd> -- <col>Flower clock</col>, <cd>an assemblage of flowers which open and close at different hours of the day, thus indicating the time.</cd> -- <col>Flower head</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a compound flower in which all the florets are sessile on their receptacle, as in the case of the daisy.</cd> -- <col>Flower pecker</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>one of a family (<spn>Dic\'91id\'91</spn>) of small Indian and Australian birds. They resemble humming birds in habits.</cd> -- <col>Flower piece</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A table ornament made of cut flowers.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <cd>A picture of flowers.</cd> -- <col>Flower stalk</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the peduncle of a plant, or the stem that supports the flower or fructification.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Flow"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Flowered</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Flowering</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From the noun. Cf. <er>Flourish</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To blossom; to bloom; to expand the petals, as a plant; to produce flowers; <as>as, this plant <ex>flowers</ex> in June</as>.</def>