FLOWERAGE
Flow"er*age (; 48), n.
Defn: State of flowers; flowers, collectively or in general.
Tennyson.
FLOWER-DE-LUCE
Flow"er-de-luce", n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. fleur-de-lis.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of perennial herbs (Iris) with swordlike leaves and large three-petaled flowers often of very gay colors, but probably white in the plant first chosen for the royal French emblem.
Note: There are nearly one hundred species, natives of the north
temperate zone. Some of the best known are Iris Germanica, I.
Florentina, I. Persica, I. sambucina, and the American I. versicolor,
I. prismatica, etc.
FLOWERER
Flow"erer, n.
Defn: A plant which flowers or blossoms.
Many hybrids are profuse and persistent flowerers. Darwin.
FLOWERET
Flow"er*et, n.
Defn: A small flower; a floret. Shak.
FLOWER-FENCE
Flow"er-fence`, n. (Bot.)