floral cup
- n the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae)
floral envelope
- n collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
flooded gum
- n any of several Australian gum trees growing on moist or alluvial soil
floodgate
- n something that restrains a flood or outpouring
suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants - n regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
floodhead
- n a wall of water rushing ahead of the flood
we were lucky to be safe when the floodheads hit
flooding
- n a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
- v fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
- v cover with liquid, usually water
- v supply with an excess of
- v become filled to overflowing
floodlight
- n light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
- v illuminate with floodlights
floodplain
- n a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding