n.

1. 花；花卉；開花植物[C]
   Bees gather nectar from flowers.

   蜜蜂採集花蜜。

2. 精華，精英[the S][J][（+of）]
   They are the flower of our nation.

   他們是我們民族的精英。

3. 開花；盛時[U]
   The narcissuses were in flower.

   水仙花盛開著。

vi.

1. 開花
   This bush flowers in the spring.

   這種灌木春天開花。

2. 【書】發育，成熟；繁榮
   Mozart's genius flowered at a very early age.

   莫札特的才華在年幼時就煥發了出來。

vt.

1. 使開花
2. 用花裝飾

n.

1. the seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting of reproductive organs (stamens and carpels) typically surrounded by brightly coloured petals (the corolla) and green sepals (the calyx).
2. (often in phr. in flower) the state or period in which a plant's flowers have developed and opened.
3. (the flower of) the finest individuals out of a number of people or things.

v.

1. [often as adj. flowering] (of a plant) produce flowers.
2. be in or reach an optimum stage of development.