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minating; the state of being nominated. The nomination of persons to places being . . . a flower of his crown, he would reserve to himself. Clarendon.

The goat's beard, whose flowers close at midday.

A bunch of odorous and showy flowers; a bouquet; a posy. Pope.

A catkin or ament; the flower cluster of the hazel, pine, willow, and the like.

Rhythm; harmony; flow. [Obs.] The numerosity of the sentence pleased the ear. S. Parr.

mbers; rhythmical; measured and counted; melodious; musical. [Obs.] Such prompt eloquence Flowed from their lips, in prose or numerous verse. Milton. -- Nu"mer*ous*ly, adv. -- Nu"mer*ous*ness, n.

The motion of a flower in following the apparent movement of the sun, from the east in the morning to the west in the evening.

A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white, blue, pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water lily and the Egyptia lotus.

f the genus Quercus. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut, called an acorn, which is more or less inclosed in a scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly fifty occur in the…

e as many stamens as petals, those of the outer set being opposite the petals; -- said of flowers. Gray.

The god of the great outer sea, or the river which was believed to flow around the whole earth.

Having the parts in eights; as, an octamerous flower; octamerous mesenteries in polyps.

A Linnæan class of plants, in which the flowers have eight stamens not united to one another or to the pistil.

Having eight petals or flower leaves.

smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume. Meseemed I smelt a garden of sweet flowers, That dainty odors from them threw around. Spenser. To be in bad odor, to be out of favor, or in bad repute.

scent, esp. a sweet odor; fragrant; sweet-smelling. "Odorous bloom." Keble. Such fragrant flowers do give most odorous smell. Spenser. -- O"dor*ous*ly, adv. -- O"dor*ous*ness, n.

ears, who has never been married; a spinster. (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink- flowered periwinkle (Vinca rosea). (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The person with whom the odd card is left is the old maid. -- Old man's beard. (Bot.) (a) The traveler's joy (Clematis Vitalba). So named fro…

beautiful evergreen shrub of the Dogbane family, having clusters of fragrant red or white flowers. It is native of the East Indies, but the red variety has become common in the south of Europe. Called also rosebay, rose laurel, and South-sea rose.

Having few flowers.

Having few members in each set of organs; as, an oligomerous flower.