noun.the specialized part of an angiospermous plant that occurs singly or in clusters, possesses whorls of often colorful petals or sepals, and bears the reproductive structures (such as stamens or pistils) involved in the development of seeds and fruit: blossom

• a hydrangea flower
• planted flowers in the front yard

noun.a cluster of small flowers growing closely together that resembles and is often viewed as a single flower: inflorescence

• a bouquet of flowers
• lilacs in full flower

noun.a plant grown or valued for its flowers

• the flower of our youth
• wasted the flower of their lives

verb.develop

• flowered into young womanhood
• a movement that flowered in the early 21st century

verb.flourish

verb.to produce flowers: blossom