Blume

Blume

1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Carl (Karl) Ludwig von Blume (1796-1862).

• Author query of the International Plant Names Index

Blume

1. A surname​.

• 'umble, umbel

From Middle High German bluome, from Old High German bluomo, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô. Akin to Low German Bloom, Dutch bloem, English bloom, Danish blomme, Swedish blomma, from *blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (compare Latin flōs).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbluːmə/

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Blume f (genitive Blume, plural Blumen, diminutive Blümelein n or Blümlein n or Blümchen n)

1. (botany) flower, blossom

   Insekten helfen Blumen bei der Reproduktion. — Insects are helping the flowers to reproduce themselves.

   Die breite Varietät an Blumensorten faszinierte die Menschen schon lange — The wide range of different kinds of flowers has fascinated man for ages.

2. (chemistry) efflorescence
3. (heraldry) flower

   Blumen sind häufig ein Bestandteil von Symbolen auf Flaggen und Wappen — Flowers are often a building block of symbols on flags.

   Die Blume, welche England symbolisiert, ist die rote Rose — The red rose is the flower which symbolizes England.

4. (hunting) tail, scut (of a hare)
5. nose, bouquet (of a wine)

• blumig
• blumartig
• verblümt

• Blatt n
• blühen
• Blüte f

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