posies
Handheld flower clusters
Posies is the plural of posy, a small bouquet of flowers.
The word sounds quaint and old-fashioned: Ring around the rosie, a pocket full of posies.
Posies suggests something dainty and informal—wildflowers picked on a walk rather than an arranged florist's display.
Thorny flowering shrubs
- violetsSmall fragrant wildflowers
- daffodilsYellow spring bulb flowers
- pansiesColorful garden flowers
- primrosesPale spring wildflowers
marigolds · carnations · daisies · tulips · peonies · lilies · chrysanthemums · poppies
Small fragrant bouquet
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- hand-tiedSecured manually with knots
- bunchGrouped collection of items
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
corsage · blooms · stems · petals · ribbon · greenery · florist · vase
Airborne odor detected
- aromaPleasant distinctive smell
- perfumeFragrant liquid for wearing
- sweet-smellingHaving agreeable odor
- fragrancePleasing olfactory quality
floral · jasmine · lavender · rosemary · freesia · potpourri · sachet · essence
Traditional poem for young children
- pocketfulQuantity a pouch holds
- ashesBurned matter's residue
- pestilenceFatal epidemic disease
- mortalityState of eventual death
Materials covering a mattress
- annualsSingle-season plants
- perennialsFlora regrowing annually
- cultivateGrow or develop purposefully
- seedlingsNewly germinated plants
planting · flower bed · borders · cottage garden · cutting garden · horticulture · blooming
roses
Thorny flowering shrubs
primroses · marigolds · carnations · daisies · tulips · peonies · lilies · chrysanthemums · poppies · sunflowers
nosegay
Small fragrant bouquet
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- hand-tiedSecured manually with knots
- bunchGrouped collection of items
spray · corsage · blooms · stems · petals · ribbon · greenery · florist · vase · centerpiece
scent
Airborne odor detected
- aromaPleasant distinctive smell
- perfumeFragrant liquid for wearing
- sweet-smellingHaving agreeable odor
fragrance · floral · jasmine · lavender · rosemary · freesia · potpourri · sachet · essence
nursery rhyme
Traditional poem for young children
- pocketfulQuantity a pouch holds
- ashesBurned matter's residue
- pestilenceFatal epidemic disease
bedding
Materials covering a mattress
- annualsSingle-season plants
- perennialsFlora regrowing annually
- cultivateGrow or develop purposefully
seedlings · planting · flower bed · borders · cottage garden · cutting garden · horticulture · blooming
- floristrybouquets, arrangements, corsages, bouquet, centerpieces
- nursery rhymeslullabies, Little Jack Horner, cradle songs, Old Mother Hubbard, nursery rhymes
- plant folkloreherbal lore, folk remedies, sacred herbs, tree spirits, nature spirits
posiesfuneral spray
Ceremonial burial flowers
wreaths · garlands · potted plants · bouquet