flowerless

American  

[flou-er-lis] / ˈflaʊ ər lɪs /

adjective

1. having or producing no flowers.

2. Botany. having no true seeds; cryptogamic.

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ˈflowerless British  

/ ˈflaʊəlɪs /

adjective

1. designating any plant that does not produce seeds See cryptogam

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Other Word Forms

• flowerlessness noun

Etymology

Origin of flowerless

First recorded in 1490–1500; flower + -less

Example Sentences

Angelenos who adore the flamboyant flowers of jacarandas have been disappointed this spring, as stark branches remained flowerless against an often-gloomy sky.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2023

“A rolling stone may even collect moss here,” said the nursery, which sells three kinds of the resilient, flowerless plant that rehydrates quickly after drying and thrives in moist, shady areas.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2022

James’s coffin was white and decked with yellow and white carnations; Jessica’s was also white but it was flowerless.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2012

No one would have turned his head for a second look at four people and a rabbi waiting for a flowerless hearse in a small cemetery near Paris last week.

From Time Magazine Archive

He took it without a word, and while my mother pinned it to his lapel, I held my flowerless lapel out to my sister and smirked.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt