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 +[[Image:Joos van Cleve Flower (detail).jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Madonna and Child with Carnation]]'' (Cincinnati version, 1530-35) (flower detail) by [[Joos van Cleve]]]]
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-==Symbolism== 
-Many flowers have important [[symbol|symbolic]] meanings in Western culture. The practice of assigning meanings to flowers is known as [[floriography]]. Some of the more common examples include: 
-* Red [[rose]]s are given as a symbol of [[love]], beauty, and passion.+A '''flower''', sometimes known as a bloom or [[blossom]], is the [[reproduction|reproductive]] structure found in [[plant]]s that are [[flowering plants|floral]] (plants of the division [[Magnoliophyta]], also called angiosperms). The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs. Flowers may facilitate outcrossing (fusion of sperm and eggs from different individuals in a population) or allow selfing (fusion of sperm and egg from the same flower). Some flowers produce [[Diaspore (botany)|diaspores]] without fertilization ([[parthenocarpy]]). Flowers contain [[sporangium|sporangia]] and are the site where [[gametophyte]]s develop. Many flowers have evolved to be attractive to animals, so as to cause them to be vectors for the transfer of [[pollen]]. After fertilization, the [[Ovary (botany)|ovary]] of the flower develops into [[fruit]] containing [[seed]]s.
-* [[Poppy|Poppies]] are a symbol of consolation in time of death. In the [[United Kingdom|UK]], [[Australia]] and [[Canada]], red poppies are worn to commemorate soldiers who have died in times of war.+
-* [[Iris (plant)|Irises]]/[[Lily]] are used in burials as a symbol referring to "resurrection/life". It is also associated with stars (sun) and its petals blooming/shining.+
-* [[Asteraceae|Daisies]] are a symbol of innocence.+
-Flowers within art are also representative of the [[female genitalia]], as seen in the works of artists such as [[Georgia O'Keefe]], [[Imogen Cunningham]], [[Veronica Ruiz de Velasco]], and [[Judy Chicago]], and in fact in Asian and western classical art.+In addition to facilitating the reproduction of flowering plants, flowers have long been admired and used by humans to bring beauty to their environment, and also as objects of romance, ritual, [[religion]], [[medicine]] and as a source of food.
 +Many flowers have important [[symbolism|symbolic meanings]] in [[Western culture]]. The practice of assigning meanings to flowers is known as [[floriography]].
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 +== Namesakes ==
 +*''[[The Flowers of Evil]]''
==Related terms== ==Related terms==
*[[fleur]] *[[fleur]]
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*[[floral]] *[[floral]]
*[[florid]] *[[florid]]
 +*[[Flower painting]]
 +*[[Flower power]]
 +*[[Symbolic meanings of flowers in Western culture]]
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Madonna and Child with Carnation (Cincinnati version, 1530-35) (flower detail) by Joos van Cleve
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A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in plants that are floral (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs. Flowers may facilitate outcrossing (fusion of sperm and eggs from different individuals in a population) or allow selfing (fusion of sperm and egg from the same flower). Some flowers produce diaspores without fertilization (parthenocarpy). Flowers contain sporangia and are the site where gametophytes develop. Many flowers have evolved to be attractive to animals, so as to cause them to be vectors for the transfer of pollen. After fertilization, the ovary of the flower develops into fruit containing seeds.

In addition to facilitating the reproduction of flowering plants, flowers have long been admired and used by humans to bring beauty to their environment, and also as objects of romance, ritual, religion, medicine and as a source of food.

Many flowers have important symbolic meanings in Western culture. The practice of assigning meanings to flowers is known as floriography.

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