posies

noun

plural of posy
as in bouquets
a bunch of flowers gathered a posy of wildflowers to present to his girlfriend

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Recent Examples of posies The couple's wedding favors, meanwhile, were comprised of individual posies of myrtle and white Balmoral heather. — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026 The boxy design further elevates the reversible pattern–big, bolder florals on one side, and delicate posies on the other. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026
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bouquets
Noun
  • To find out how heavily mole rats rely on smell, the team collected odor bouquets from individual animals.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
  • Live Reuters footage showed hundreds marching along car-free streets, with women carrying bouquets of white flowers.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
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