Blumen-

Blu|men- in cpds → flower;

Blu|men|bank

f pl <-bänke> (am Fenster) → windowsill; (= Blumenständer) → flower stand

Blu|men|beet

nt → flowerbed

Blu|men|bin|der(in)

m(f) → florist

Blu|men|blatt

nt → petal

Blu|men|bou|quet, Blu|men|bu|kett

nt (old) → bouquet (of flowers)

Blu|men|draht

m → florist’s wire

Blu|men|dün|ger

m → plant feed

Blu|men|er|de

f → potting compost

Blu|men|fens|ter

nt → window full of flowers; (Archit) window for keeping and displaying flowers and pot plants

Blu|men|flor

m (liter) → abundance of flowers

Blu|men|frau

f → flower woman

Blu|men|ge|schäft

nt → flower shop; (Brit auch) → florist(’s); (US auch) → florist

blu|men|ge|schmückt

adj → adorned with flowers

Blu|men|gruß

m jdm einen Blumen- übermitteln → to send sb flowers

Blu|men|händ|ler(in)

m(f) → florist

Blu|men|igel

m → pinholder

Blu|men|kas|ten

m → window box

Blu|men|kind

nt (inf) → flower child, hippie; Blumen-er → flower children or people, hippies

Blu|men|kohl

m, no pl → cauliflower

Blu|men|kohl|ohr

nt (inf) → cauliflower ear

Blu|men|kor|so

m → flower carnival

Blu|men|kranz

m → floral wreath

Blu|men|kü|bel

m → flower tub

Blu|men|la|den

m → flower shop, florist(’s) (esp Brit), → florist (esp US)

Blu|men|mäd|chen

nt → flower girl

Blu|men|meer

nt → sea of flowers

Blu|men|mus|ter

nt → floral pattern

Blu|men|pracht

f → brilliant display of flowers

Blu|men|ra|bat|te

f → herbaceous border

blu|men|reich

adj → full of flowers, flowery; (fig) Stil, Sprache etc → flowery, ornate

adv (fig) sprechen → in a flowery way; schreiben → in a flowery style

Blu|men|schmuck

m → flower arrangement (→ s pl), → floral decoration (→ s pl)

Blu|men|spra|che

f → language of flowers

Blu|men|stän|der

m → flower stand

Blu|men|stock

m → flowering plant

Blu|men|strauß

m pl <-sträuße> → bouquet or bunch of flowers

Blu|men|stück

nt (Art) → flower painting

Blu|men|tep|pich

m → carpet of flowers

Blu|men|topf

m → flowerpot; (= Pflanze) → flowering plant; damit ist kein Blumen- zu gewinnen (inf) → that’s nothing to write home about (inf)

Blu|men|topf|er|de

f → potting compost

Blu|men|va|se

f → (flower) vase

Blu|men|zucht

f → growing of flowers, floriculture (form)

Blu|men|züch|ter(in)

m(f) → flower grower, floriculturist (form)

Blu|men|zwie|bel

f → bulb