Emily Dickinson Lexicon

flower, n. [ME < L. flōs, bloom; see bloom, n., blossom, n., blow, v².]

1. Spring; season of growth; time of renewal; [fig.] resurrection; restoration; hope of eternal life.
2. Passing thing; transient entity; short-lived object; ephemeral creature; [fig.] poem; lyric; sentimental verse.
3. Pastoral beauty; natural splendor; [fig.] April; springtime.
4. Blossom; expanded flower; colored portion of a plant consisting of stamens, pistils, corolla, and calyx; culminating beauty of a plant before going to fruit.
5. Blossoming; state of growth; development of a plant; [fig.] life; vitality; vigor; strength.
6. Bloom; floret that becomes fruit on a plant; [fig.] product; harvest; yield.
7. Corpse; deceased person; dead body.
8. Thought; meditation; reflection; [fig.] poem; verse; lyric.
9. Aurora; sunrise; refulgence; glory; emerging light.