cut flower

collocation in English

meaningsofcutandflower

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cut
noun
uk
/kʌt/us
/kʌt/
an injury made when the skin is cut with ...
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flower
noun[C]
uk
/flaʊər/us
/ˈflaʊ.ɚ/
the part of a plant that is often brightly coloured and has a pleasant smell, or the type of plant that ...
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(Definition ofcutandflowerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For example, tissue culture techniques mean that a plant of a vegetatively propagated variety may be obtained from acutflower.
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A great deal of innovative and imaginative work is going on in thecutflowerand bulb industries, from both glasshouse and outdoor producers.
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My constituency has a growing and important part to play in thecutflowerand bulb industry.
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In horticulture, and particularly in thecutflowersector, the producer is in no position to dictate prices.
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The silvery foliage is used commercially in thecutflowerindustry.
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The plant has been distributed worldwide as a garden andcutflower.
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They are prolific bloomers, and have become the main source of peonies for thecutflowerbusiness.
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The vase life of a cut waratah is 10 to 14 days, andcutflowerwaratahs can be revived somewhat by water.
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The majority of these are supplied by specialist horticultural andcutflowersuppliers.
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Much of the raw material supplied for the floristry trade comes from thecutflowerindustry.
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The species is cultivated for thecutflowertrade and it is also grown as an ornamental plant.
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The name everlasting was inspired by its use as a long-lastingcutflower.
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This has been accompanied by a high desirability as a garden plant, and as acutflower.
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It produces larger inflorescences than either parent, and more of them, making it useful to thecutflowertrade.
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Bract browning has been a major restraint to financial returns due to reducedcutflowerquality.
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The production of cut flowers is specifically known as thecutflowerindustry.
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