Flower
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

APP

BUD
A partially opened flower

4 letters

ROSS
American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)

DEAL
The act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"

ROSE
Any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

LILY
Any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers

POSY
An arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

IRIS
Diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening

PEAK
A brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"

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PRIME
A number that has no factor but itself and 1

FLUSH
Sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)

PANSY
Large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors

PHLOX
Any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers

VIOLA
Any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola

PEONY
Any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers

TANSY
Common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally

RIPEN
Grow ripe; "The plums ripen in July"

LILAC
Any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers

BLOOM
A powdery deposit on a surface

POPPY
Annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers

LUPIN
Any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers

DAISY
Any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

ASTER
Star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis

TULIP
Any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower

CASTE
A social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth

LOTUS
Annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs

BLOOM

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ORCHID
Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

PLANTS

DAHLIA
Any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia

CROCUS
Any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated

VIOLET
A variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum

MATURE
Become due for repayment; "These bonds mature in 2005"

AZALEA
Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors

HEYDAY
The period of greatest prosperity or productivity

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FREESIA
Any of several plants of the genus Freesia valued for their one-sided clusters of usually fragrant yellow or white or pink tubular flowers

TEAROSE
Any of several hybrid bush roses derived from a tea-scented Chinese rose with pink or yellow flowers

COWSLIP
Swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups

CAMPION
Any plant of the genus Silene

DOGROSE
Prickly wild rose with delicate pink or white scentless flowers; native to Europe

BLOSSOM
Produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed"

ANEMONE
Marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton

FUCHSIA
Any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers; Central and South America and New Zealand and Tahiti

PETUNIA
Any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers

PRIMULA
Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads

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PRIMROSE
Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads

BLUEBELL
Sometimes placed in genus Scilla

LARKSPUR
Any of numerous cultivated plants of the genus Delphinium

CAMELLIA
Any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers

OLEANDER
An ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regions

DAFFODIL
Any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown

SNOWDROP
Common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers

HYACINTH
Any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs

HAREBELL
Sometimes placed in genus Scilla

MARIGOLD
Any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers

SWEETPEA
Climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers

LAVENDER
A pale purple color

9 letters

WOLFSBANE
Poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock

BEINBLOOM

EYEBRIGHT

BERIBBOON

BUTTERCUP
Any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus

CARNATION
Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors

NARCISSUS
Bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters

10 letters

DELPHINIUM
Any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances

SNAPDRAGON
A garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon

11 letters

FORGETMENOT

IRISMURDOCH
British writer (born in Ireland) known primarily for her novels (1919-1999)

BOUTONNIERE
A flower that is worn in a buttonhole

12 letters

RESURRECTION
(New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion

SWEETWILLIAM
Eurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowers

13 letters

EFFLORESCENCE
A powdery deposit on a surface

CHRYSANTHEMUM
The flower of a chrysanthemum plant

16 letters

MANNEROFSPEAKING
Your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"

TURNOFEXPRESSION
A distinctive spoken or written expression; "John's succinct turn of phrase persuaded her that it would not be a good idea"

17 letters

PIECEDERESISTANCE
The most important dish of a meal

18 letters

FIGURATIVELANGUAGE