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Definition of Bed of flowers
1. Noun. A bed in which flowers are growing.
Generic synonyms: Bed
Specialized synonyms: Bed Of Roses, Rose Bed, Tulip Bed
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bed Of Flowers
Literary usage of Bed of flowers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Buddhist Legends by Buddhaghoṣa (1921)
"Therefore it is said, He gathered together various flowers and perfumes, Prepared
a bed of flowers, and spoke these words, "Here, mighty hero, ..."
2. The Minnesota Horticulturist by Minnesota State Horticultural Society (1904)
"... with stone pavements, ornamental shrubs, beautiful, enormous bed of flowers,
ornamental little iron fence marking boundary line at side of lot; ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1892)
"... of insects in each flower was kept, and the flower examined after each bird
departed. The movements of the hummers when visiting a bed of flowers are ..."
4. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1865)
"Every bed of flowers is an acrostic to nature,.written in the illustrated capitals
of her own alphabet. Every bed of beets, celery or savory roots or bulbs, ..."
5. Rulers of the World at Home: How They Look and how They Live by Gilson Willets (1899)
"A bed of flowers AS PAY FOR LITERARY WORK Elizabeth of Rumania was educated as
befitted her rank and, naturally gifted, she mastered many languages in her ..."
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