| flowerless | (adjective) without flower or bloom and not producing seeds | Synonyms: nonflowering |
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| flowerpot | (noun) a container in which plants are cultivated | Synonyms: pot |
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| flowery | (adjective) of or relating to or suggestive of flowers | - |
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| (adjective) marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details | Synonyms: ornate |
| flowing | (adjective) designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow | Synonyms: aerodynamic, sleek, streamlined |
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| (noun) the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) | Synonyms: flow |
| floxuridine | (noun) antineoplastic drug used to treat some cancers; can cause loss of hair | - |
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| foamflower | (noun) stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant | Synonyms: coolwart, false miterwort, false mitrewort, Tiarella cordifolia |
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| gigaflop | (noun) a unit of measure for the calculating speed of a computer equal to one billion floating point operations per second. | Synonyms: billion floating point operations per second, GFLOPS |
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| gillyflower | (noun) Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors | Synonyms: carnation, clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus |
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| (noun) any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers | Synonyms: stock |
| globeflower | (noun) any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers | Synonyms: globe flower |
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| helmetflower | (noun) a herbaceous plant of the genus Scutellaria which has a calyx that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its visor raised | Synonyms: skullcap |
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| (noun) a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite | Synonyms: Aconitum napellus, helmet flower, monkshood |
| (noun) any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process | Synonyms: helmet orchid |
| honeyflower | (noun) Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously | Synonyms: honey-flower, Protea mellifera |
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| (noun) erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar | Synonyms: honey-flower, Lambertia formosa, mountain devil |
| inflorescence | (noun) the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk | - |
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| (noun) the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms | Synonyms: anthesis, blossoming, efflorescence, florescence, flowering |
| inflow | (noun) the process of flowing in | Synonyms: influx |
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| inflowing | (adjective) flowing inward | Synonyms: influent |
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| lyreflower | (noun) garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers | Synonyms: bleeding heart, Dicentra spectabilis, lyre-flower |
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| mayflower | (noun) low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers | Synonyms: Epigaea repens, trailing arbutus |
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| mefloquine | (noun) an antimalarial drug (trade name Lariam and Mephaquine) that is effective in cases that do not respond to chloroquine; said to produce harmful neuropsychiatric effects on some people | Synonyms: Lariam, mefloquine hydrochloride, Mephaquine |
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| megaflop | (noun) (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system, one megaflops is a million floating point operations per second | Synonyms: MFLOP, million floating point operations per second |
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| microflora | (noun) microscopic plants; bacteria are often considered to be microflora | - |
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| mistflower | (noun) rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium | Synonyms: ageratum, Conoclinium coelestinum, Eupatorium coelestinum, mist-flower |
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| moonflower | (noun) pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers | Synonyms: belle de nuit, Ipomoea alba |
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| moufflon | (noun) wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia | Synonyms: mouflon, Ovis musimon |
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| mouflon | (noun) wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia | Synonyms: moufflon, Ovis musimon |
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| multiflora | (noun) vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock | Synonyms: baby rose, Japanese rose, multiflora rose, Rosa multiflora |
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| nonflowering | (adjective) without flower or bloom and not producing seeds | Synonyms: flowerless |
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| offload | (verb) remove the load from (a container or vehicle) | Synonyms: unlade, unload |
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| (verb) transfer to a peripheral device, of computer data | - |
| outflow | (noun) the discharge of a fluid from some container | Synonyms: escape, leak, leakage |
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| (noun) a natural flow of ground water | Synonyms: fountain, natural spring, outpouring, spring |
| (noun) the process of flowing out | Synonyms: effluence, efflux |
| outflowing | (adjective) that is flowing outward | Synonyms: effluent |
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| overflow | (noun) a large flow | Synonyms: flood, outpouring |
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| (noun) the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity | Synonyms: overspill, runoff |
| (verb) overflow with a certain feeling | Synonyms: bubble over, spill over |
| (verb) flow or run over (a limit or brim) | Synonyms: brim over, overrun, run over, well over |
| overflowing | (adjective) covered with water | Synonyms: afloat, awash, flooded, inundated |
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| pasqueflower | (noun) any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone | Synonyms: pasque flower |
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| passionflower | (noun) any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit | Synonyms: passionflower vine |
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| petaflop | (noun) (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system, equal to one quadrillion floating-point operations a second. | Synonyms: PFLOPS |
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| photoflood | (noun) light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography | Synonyms: flood, flood lamp, floodlight |
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| refloat | (verb) set afloat again | - |
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| safflower | (noun) thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil | Synonyms: Carthamus tinctorius, false saffron |
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| shadflower | (noun) annual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed capsules | Synonyms: Draba verna, shad-flower, whitlow grass |
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| shellflower | (noun) showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple | Synonyms: Chelone glabra, shell-flower, snake-head, snakehead, turtlehead |
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| (noun) cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes | Synonyms: Alpinia speciosa, Alpinia Zerumbet, Languas speciosa, shall-flower, shell ginger |
| snailflower | (noun) perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus | Synonyms: corkscrew flower, Phaseolus caracalla, snail-flower, snail bean, snail flower, Vigna caracalla |
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| spiderflower | (noun) any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers | Synonyms: cleome |
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| spoonflower | (noun) tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes | Synonyms: malanga, tannia, Xanthosoma atrovirens, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, yautia |
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| starflower | (noun) common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States | Synonyms: Ornithogalum umbellatum, sleepy dick, summer snowflake |
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| strawflower | (noun) Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold; the frequent choice of those who love dried flowers | Synonyms: golden everlasting, Helichrysum bracteatum, yellow paper daisy |
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| (noun) any of various plants of the genus Helipterum | - |
| (noun) plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried | Synonyms: cornflower, Uvularia grandiflora |
| sunflower | (noun) any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays | Synonyms: helianthus |
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| swanflower | (noun) any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan | Synonyms: swan-flower, swan-neck, swan orchid, swanneck |
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| tailflower | (noun) any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers | Synonyms: anthurium, tail-flower |
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| teraflop | (noun) (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system, with 1 teraflop being one trillion floating point operations per second | Synonyms: trillion floating point operations per second |
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| tongueflower | (noun) orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue-shaped or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base | Synonyms: tongue-flower |
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| twinflower | (noun) creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs | Synonyms: Linnaea borealis |
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| wallflower | (noun) remains on sidelines at social event | - |
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| (noun) perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum | Synonyms: Cheiranthus cheiri, Erysimum cheiri |
| (noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Erysimum having fragrant yellow or orange or brownish flowers | - |
| wandflower | (noun) tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall | Synonyms: beetleweed, coltsfoot, galax, Galax urceolata, galaxy |
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| (noun) a showy often-cultivated plant with tawny yellow often purple-spotted flowers | Synonyms: Sparaxis tricolor |
| waxflower | (noun) small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age | Synonyms: Indian pipe, Monotropa uniflora |
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| (noun) epiphytic clusia of British Guiana | Synonyms: Clusia insignis |
| (noun) twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions | Synonyms: Madagascar jasmine, Stephanotis floribunda |
| wildflower | (noun) wild or uncultivated flowering plant | Synonyms: wild flower |
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| windflower | (noun) any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves | Synonyms: anemone |
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| workflow | (noun) progress (or rate of progress) in work being done | Synonyms: work flow |
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| yottaflop | (noun) (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system, equal to one septillion floating-point operations a second. | Synonyms: YFLOPS |
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| zettaflop | (noun) (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system, equal to one sextillion floating-point operations a second. | Synonyms: ZFLOPS |
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