"Flower" meaning in English

See Flower in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Flowers [plural]
Etymology: * As an occupational English surname, from the noun flower, and sometimes flour. * Also as an English surname, from Middle English flo (“arrow”). * Also as an English surname, variant of Floor, itself from the noun floor. * As a Welsh surname, Anglicized from Llywarch. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|flo|t=arrow}} Middle English flo (“arrow”), {{der|en|cy|-}} Welsh Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Flowers}} Flower (countable and uncountable, plural Flowers)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Flower-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. An unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA
    Sense id: en-Flower-en-name-jWkxx~Ov Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
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