state flower

noun

: a flowering plant selected (as by the legislature) as an emblem of a state of the U.S.

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Named after Texas's state flower, the facility has housed an average of 846 detainees per day during fiscal year 2025, according to ICE data. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025 More than a century ago, Illinois school children named the violet as Illinois’s state flower. Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025 All are considered to be the official state flower. Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 25 Mar. 2025 Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve Located in northern Los Angeles County, Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is one of the best places to see California’s state flower in full bloom. Allison Palmer, Sacramento Bee, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for state flower

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of state flower was in 1898

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“State flower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20flower. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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state flower

noun
: a flowering plant selected (as by the legislature) as an emblem of a state of the U.S.
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