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“Flours” or “Flowers”

flours / flowers are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

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flours f·l·AW·er·z

  • nounfine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain.
  • verbcover with flour.
  • verbconvert grain into flour.

flowers f·l·AW·er·z

  • nouna plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms.
  • nounreproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts.
  • nounthe period of greatest prosperity or productivity.
Usage

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“flours”

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“flowers”

  • …the leaves, stems, buds, and flowers of creosote bush.
  • …and elegant, brilliant are its flowers".
  • …are bright lilac-purple, and comprise flowers so densely crowded in clusters…
  • …occurs in early summer; the flowers are fragrant, but less so…
  • …or deciduous foliage and inconspicuous flowers.
  • …work on insect pollination of flowers, previously discovered in 1721 by…
  • …1941 and were received with flowers by many locals.
  • …by Irish rock group Hothouse Flowers from their second album Home.
  • Flowers include primroses and bluebells, and…
  • …dioecious, with male and female flowers on different plants.

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