among botanists and gardeners, the most beautiful part of trees and plants, containing the organs or parts of fructification. See Botany.

External Flower. See Xeranthemum.

Everlasting Flower. See Gnaphalium.

Flower Fence. See Poinciana.

Flower de Luce. See Iris.

Sultan-Flower. See Cyanus.

Sun-Flower. See Helianthus.

Trumpet-Flower. See Bignonia.

Wind-Flower. See Anemone.

Flower de lis, or Flower de Luce, in heraldry, a bearing representing the lily, called the queen of flowers, and the true hieroglyphic of royal majesty; but of late it is become more common, being borne in some coats one, in others three, in others five, and in some femece, or spread all over the escutcheon in great numbers.

The arms of France are, three flower de lis or, in a field azure.