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feminine

/flœʁ/

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Translation

flower

Word origin

From Latin florem, the accusative of flos ('flower'). English 'flower', 'floral' and 'flourish' share this root.

Origin: Latin
Root: flos
English cognates: flower, floral, flourish

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralfleurs

Examples

He gave flowers to his mother.

Cette .

This flower smells very nice.

The flowers in the garden are white.

She likes red flowers.

cette .

We see lots of flowers in this city.

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This word is part of lesson 18.