fleurissant, -e, adj., blossoming, blooming.

fleuriste, n.m.f., florist, floriculturist; artificial-flower-maker; (in compound words) flower. Jardinier —; flower-gardener, nursery-man. Jardin —; flower-garden.

fleuron, n.m., flower-work (paint., etc.); jewel, ornament; (print.) tail-piece. C’est le plus beau — de sa couronne; it is the brightest jewel in his crown.

fleuronné, -e, adj., (bot.) having florets; (paleography) ornamented. (her.) V. fleuré.

fleuve, n.m., river (which falls into the sea), stream; (myth., paint., sculpt.) river-god. Le bord d’un —; the bank of a river. L’embouchure d’un —; the mouth of a river.

flexibilité, n.f., flexibility, flexibleness, pliancy, suppleness.

flexible, adj., flexible, pliable, pliant, supple.

flexion, n.f., flexion, bending.

flexueu-x, -se, adj., (bot.) flexuous.

flexuosité, n.f., (bot.) flexuosity.