flo(u)r, flower = 花-ish 動詞字尾, 做某種動作flourish → 茂盛
【記】源於flower→花一樣的開放→繁榮
flourish v.繁榮昌盛;n.華麗的辭藻裝飾品或修飾物【反】lack of embellishment ( 缺乏裝飾 ) ;waste away ( 衰退 ) ;wither ( v.使凋謝;枯萎 )