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Word for Wednesday: Iris

Our July Word for Wednesday theme is flowers.  The word flower entered English around 1200 as ‘flour’ (with spelling variants including ‘flur’, ‘flor’, ‘floer’, ‘flor’, ‘floyer’, and ‘flowre’). It comes from the Old French ‘flor’, from the Latin ‘florem’. The word was used in reference to both blooms and grain until the late fourteenth century, after which the spellings ‘flower’ and ‘flour’ were used to differentiate between the two.  So far we’ve looked at the words delphinium, lily&nb...

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Word for Wednesday: Orchid

Our July Word for Wednesday theme is flowers.  The word flower entered English around 1200 as ‘flour’ (with spelling variants including ‘flur’, ‘flor’, ‘floer’, ‘flor’, ‘floyer’, and ‘flowre’). It comes from the Old French ‘flor’, from the Latin ‘florem’. The word was used in reference to both blooms and grain until the late fourteenth century, after which the spellings ‘flower’ and ‘flour’ were used to differentiate between the two.  So far we’ve looked at the words delphinium and lily. This wee...

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Word for Wednesday: Lily

Our July Word for Wednesday theme is flowers.  The word flower entered English around 1200 as ‘flour’ (with spelling variants including ‘flur’, ‘flor’, ‘floer’, ‘flor’, ‘floyer’, and ‘flowre’). It comes from the Old French ‘flor’, from the Latin ‘florem’. The word was used in reference to both blooms and grain until the late fourteenth century, after which the spellings ‘flower’ and ‘flour’ were used to differentiate between the two.  Last week we looked at the word delphinium. Today’s flower is ...

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Word for Wednesday: Delphinium

For our July Word for Wednesday theme, we’ve decided to return to flowers.  The word flower entered English around 1200 as ‘flour’ (with spelling variants including ‘flur’, ‘flor’, ‘floer’, ‘flor’, ‘floyer’, and ‘flowre’). It comes from the Old French ‘flor’, from the Latin ‘florem’. The word was used in reference to both blooms and grain until the late fourteenth century, after which the spellings ‘flower’ and ‘flour’ were used to differentiate between the two.  Our first flower-themed word this month is delphinium. Delphinium...

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Word for Wednesday: Peony

Our Word for Wednesday theme for August is flowers.  The word flower entered English around 1200 as ‘flour’ (with spelling variants including ‘flur’, ‘flor’, ‘floer’, ‘flor’, ‘floyer’, and ‘flowre’). It comes from the Old French ‘flor’, from the Latin ‘florem’. The word was used in reference to both blooms and grain until the late fourteenth century, after which the spellings ‘flower’ and ‘flour’ were used to differentiate between the two.  So far we’ve looked at the words daisy, tulip, and carnation—our final...

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Commonly Confused Words: Flour vs. Flower

What does each word mean? Flour is a fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain. Click here for the full Spellzone dictionary definition of the word.  Here is flour used in some example sentences: We need to buy flour if we want to make pancakes.  He can only eat cakes made with gluten-free flour.  A flower is a plant that is cultivated for its blooms or blossoms. It is the reproductive part of the plant, typically where seeds are found.  Click here for the full Spellzone dictionary definition of the word.  Here is flower used in some example sentences:  ...

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Word for Wednesday: Carnation

Our Word for Wednesday theme for August is flowers.  The word flower entered English around 1200 as ‘flour’ (with spelling variants including ‘flur’, ‘flor’, ‘floer’, ‘flor’, ‘floyer’, and ‘flowre’). It comes from the Old French ‘flor’, from the Latin ‘florem’. The word was used in reference to both blooms and grain until the late fourteenth century, after which the spellings ‘flower’ and ‘flour’ were used to differentiate between the two.  So far we’ve looked at the words daisy and tulip—today’s word is carnation...

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Word for Wednesday: Tulip

Our Word for Wednesday theme for August is flowers.  The word flower entered English around 1200 as ‘flour’ (with spelling variants including ‘flur’, ‘flor’, ‘floer’, ‘flor’, ‘floyer’, and ‘flowre’). It comes from the Old French ‘flor’, from the Latin ‘florem’. The word was used in reference to both blooms and grain until the late fourteenth century, after which the spellings ‘flower’ and ‘flour’ were used to differentiate between the two.  Last week we looked at the word daisy, and today’s word is tulip.  A tulip is ...

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Word for Wednesday: Daisy

Our Word for Wednesday theme for August is flowers.  The word flower entered English around 1200 as ‘flour’ (with spelling variants including ‘flur’, ‘flor’, ‘floer’, ‘flor’, ‘floyer’, and ‘flowre’). It comes from the Old French ‘flor’, from the Latin ‘florem’. The word was used in reference to both blooms and grain until the late fourteenth century, after which the spellings ‘flower’ and ‘flour’ were used to differentiate between the two.  For our first flower, we’ve decided to look at the word daisy.  A daisy is a common European ...

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