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flower

[flou-er] / ˈflaʊ ər /




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The orange blossom had already become the state flower in 1909, and, by 1967, a year after McPhee’s opus, the orange was the state fruit.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

With each instructive and poetic chapter, she shows us how time used to be measured by birdsong and flower bud, the color of twilight and the wide wheel of stars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The community garden, which is a work in progress, will be made up of three separate spaces to include raised plant beds with disabled access, flower beds and benches.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Pangy the corpse flower is back in bloom.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

She tucked the flower in her pocket and studied his face.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn




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