subs. (venery).—1. The female pudendum. Also FLOWER-POT. For synonyms, see MONOSYLLABLE.
2. In pl. (conventional).—The menstrual flux. Cf., FLAG, sense 4.
1598. FLORIO, A Worlde of Wordes, s.v. Biancure, the monthly FLOWERS that women have.
1611. COTGRAVE, Dictionarie. Le fourrier de la Lune a marqué le logis. Applicable to a woman that hath her FLOWERS.
