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English word flower comes from Latin flora, Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-, and later Proto-Italic *flōs (Flower, blossom.)
flora (Latin)
*bʰleh₃- (Proto-Indo-European)
blossom, flower , flower, blossom
*flōs (Proto-Italic)
Flower, blossom.
flos (Latin)
(figuratively) an ornament or embellishment. (figuratively) the best kind or part of something. (figuratively) the prime; best state of things. Flower, blossom.
flur (Jèrriais)
flur (Old French)
(Anglo-Norman).
flur (Anglo-Norman)
flour (Middle English)
flower (English)
(intransitive) To come off as flowers by sublimation.. (intransitive) To froth; to ferment gently, as new beer.. (intransitive) To put forth blooms.. (intransitive) To reach a state of full development or achievement. (botany) A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens and/or a [...]