{
    "term": "flower",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/fl/flowers.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the coloured part of a plant from which the seed or fruit develops. Flowers usually grow at the end of a stem and last only a short time.",
            "sensetop": "in flower",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The plant has a beautiful bright red flower."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The roses are in flower early this year.",
                    "contextForm": "in flower"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The crocuses are late **coming into flower**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a flower bud/petal"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It has deep pink scented flowers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was the first year that the cactus had produced flowers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bush was absolutely covered in flowers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The flowers are pollinated by insects."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The flowers were still tightly closed."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Plants and trees"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": [
                    "bright",
                    "brightly coloured/​colored",
                    "brilliantly coloured/​colored"
                ],
                "… of flowers": ["bouquet", "bunch"],
                "verb + flower": ["bear", "have", "produce"],
                "flower + verb": ["appear", "go to seed"],
                "flower + noun": ["bud", "head", "petal"],
                "preposition": ["in flower"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a bank of flowers",
                    "a carpet of flowers",
                    "a mass of flowers"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a plant grown or valued for the beauty of its flowers",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a garden full of flowers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The forest floor was a carpet of **wild flowers**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Flowers were blooming** everywhere."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a flower garden/show"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The alleys were adorned with banks of flowers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The spring flowers were just coming out."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": [
                    "bright",
                    "brightly coloured/​colored",
                    "brilliantly coloured/​colored"
                ],
                "… of flowers": ["bouquet", "bunch"],
                "verb + flower": ["bear", "have", "produce"],
                "flower + verb": ["appear", "go to seed"],
                "flower + noun": ["bud", "head", "petal"],
                "preposition": ["in flower"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a bank of flowers",
                    "a carpet of flowers",
                    "a mass of flowers"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a flower with its stem that has been picked as a decoration",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I **picked some flowers**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "cut/fresh/dried flowers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **bouquet/bunch of flowers**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **flower arrangement**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He took her flowers and chocolates."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I ordered flowers online for her birthday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I sent him flowers to apologize."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm learning flower arranging."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They sell a few pot plants, but they mainly sell cut flowers."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": [
                    "bright",
                    "brightly coloured/​colored",
                    "brilliantly coloured/​colored"
                ],
                "… of flowers": ["bouquet", "bunch"],
                "verb + flower": ["bear", "have", "produce"],
                "flower + verb": ["appear", "go to seed"],
                "flower + noun": ["bud", "head", "petal"],
                "preposition": ["in flower"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a bank of flowers",
                    "a carpet of flowers",
                    "a mass of flowers"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the finest or best part of something",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They were cut down in the flower of their youth."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈflaʊə(r)/",
                "audio": "fl/flower/flower__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈflaʊər/",
                "audio": "fl/flower/flower__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English flour, from Old French flour, flor, from Latin flos, flor-. The original spelling was no longer in use by the late 17th cent. except in its specialized sense ‘ground grain’ (see flour)."
}