Flower and Metaphor

Flower

Flower noun - The usually showy plant part that produces seeds.

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Metaphor and flower are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Metaphor" instead a noun "Flower".

Nearby Words: flowery, flowering, flowered, floweret

Metaphor noun - An elaborate or fanciful way of expressing something.

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Flower and metaphor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flower" instead a noun "Metaphor".

Nearby Word: metaphorical

special	special flower	special metaphor
similar	similar flower	similar metaphor
symbolic	symbolic flower	symbolic metaphor
dead	dead flower	dead metaphor
Other adjectives: single, simple, actual, real, large, big, little, new, strange, giant.

In Red Dead Redemption Edgar Ross attempts to explain civilization and outlaw behavior by using the metaphor of a man admiring a flower and shooting another man because he might not like the flower.

Source: Metaphorgotten
In Narcissu, the eponymous Narcissus (or daffodil) flower and its underlying myth serve as a tragic metaphor for the heroine, a terminally ill young woman.

Source: Flower Motifs
In Japan, it's acceptable to show a flower falling off its stem or branch as a metaphor for a woman being deflowered.

Source: Something Else Also Rises

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