Flower vs. Grass

Flower vs. Grass — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Flower and Grass

Flowernoun

A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.

Grassnoun

Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.

Flowernoun

(botany) A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens and/or a pistil.

Grassnoun

(countable) Various plants not in family Poaceae that resemble grasses.

Flowernoun

A plant that bears flowers, especially a plant that is small and lacks wood.

We transplanted the flowers to a larger pot.

Grassnoun

(uncountable) A lawn.

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Flowernoun

(usually with in) Of plants, a state of bearing blooms.

The dogwoods are in flower this week.

Grassnoun

Marijuana.

Flowernoun

The vulva, especially the labia majora.

Grassnoun

An informer, police informer; one who betrays a group (of criminals, etc) to the authorities.

Flowernoun

(idiomatic) The best examples or representatives of a group.

We selected the flower of the applicants.

Grassnoun

Sharp, closely spaced discontinuities in the trace of a cathode-ray tube, produced by random interference.

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Flowernoun

The best state of things; the prime.

She was in the flower of her life.

Grassnoun

Noise on an A-scope or similar type of radar display.

Flowernoun

(obsolete) Flour.

Grassnoun

The season of fresh grass; spring.

Flowernoun

A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation.

the flowers of sulphur

Grassnoun

That which is transitory.

Flowernoun

A figure of speech; an ornament of style.

Grassverb

(transitive) To lay out on the grass; to knock down (an opponent etc.).

Flowernoun

(printing) Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc.

Grassverb

To act as a grass or informer, to betray; to report on (criminals etc) to the authorities.

Flowernoun

(in the plural) Menstrual discharges.

Grassverb

(transitive) To cover with grass or with turf.

Flowernoun

(rare) Something that flows, such as a river.

Grassverb

(transitive) To expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc.

Flowerverb

To put forth blooms.

This plant flowers in June.

Grassverb

(transitive) To bring to the grass or ground; to land.

to grass a fish

Flowerverb

To decorate with pictures of flowers.

Grassnoun

narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay

Flowerverb

To reach a state of full development or achievement.

Grassnoun

German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927)

Flowerverb

To froth; to ferment gently, as new beer.

Grassnoun

animal food for browsing or grazing

Flowerverb

To come off as flowers by sublimation.

Grassnoun

street names for marijuana

Flowernoun

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

Grassverb

shoot down, of birds

Flowernoun

reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

Grassverb

cover with grass;

The owners decided to grass their property

Flowernoun

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

Grassverb

spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach

Flowerverb

produce or yield flowers;

The cherry tree bloomed

Grassverb

cover with grass

Grassverb

feed with grass

Grassverb

give away information about somebody;

He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam