Definition
An architectural ornamental design element consisting of a ball or sphere partially enclosed within a three-lobed flower shape, common in Gothic architecture.
Etymology
Compound word from 'ball' + 'flower,' describing the visual appearance of the ornament. This term was created to name a specific Gothic decorative motif that was popular in medieval English architecture from the 13th-15th centuries.
Kelly Says
Ballflowers are perfect examples of how medieval architects combined geometry with nature—the spheres inside the flower shapes create beautiful visual patterns, and they're especially common in English Gothic cathedrals!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
⚾ እንግሊዝኛ ስም
e-ngli-iz-nya sim
ARالعربية
زهرة البيسبول
zahrat al-baysibol
BNবাংলা
বেসবল ফুল
be-se-bol fool
CACatalà
flor de beisbol
flor deh be-i-sol
CSČeština
baseballová květina
ba-se-bol-o-va květ-i-na
DADansk
baseballblomst
ba-se-bol-blomst
DEDeutsch
Baseballblume
ba-se-ball-bloo-me
ELΕλληνικά
άνθος μπάσκετ
an-thos mpa-ske-t
ESEspañol
flor de béisbol
flor deh be-se-bol
FAفارسی
گل بیسبال
gol bi-se-bal
FISuomi
baseballkukka
ba-se-bol-kuk-ka
FRFrançais
fleur de baseball
fleur deh ba-se-bol
HAHA
kifi baseball
ki-fi ba-se-bol
HEעברית
פרח בייסבול
pa-rach ba-se-bol
HIहिन्दी
बेसबॉल फूल
be-se-bol phool
HUMagyar
baseballvirág
ba-se-bol-vi-rág
IDBahasa Indonesia
bunga baseball
bun-ga ba-se-bol
ITItaliano
fiore di baseball
flo-re deh ba-se-bol
KKKK
бейзбол гүл
bayzbol gul
MRMR
बेसबॉल फुला
be-se-bol phoola
MSBahasa Melayu
bunga baseball
bunga ba-se-bol
MYမြန်မာ
ဘော sfera ပွင့်
ba-o sfer-a pung
NLNederlands
baseballbloem
ba-se-bol-bloem
NONorsk
baseballblomst
ba-se-bol-blomst
PAPA
ਬੈਸਬૉਲ ਫੁੱਲ
ba-is-bol fooll
PLPolski
kwiat baseballowy
kwiat ba-se-bol-o-wy
PTPortuguês
flor de baseball
flor deh ba-se-bol
RORomână
floare de baseball
flo-are deh ba-se-bol
RUРусский
цветок бейсбола
tsve-tok bayz-bo-la
SVSvenska
baseballblomma
ba-se-bol-blom-ma
SWKiswahili
maua ya baseball
mau-a ya ba-se-bol
TAதமிழ்
பந்து விளையாட்டு மலர்
pan-thu vi-lai-ya-at-tu ma-lar
TEతెలుగు
బేสบాల్ పువ్వు
ba-se-ba-lu pu-vu
THไทย
ดอกเบสบอล
dok be-se-bol
TLTL
bulak ng baseball
bu-lak ng ba-se-bol
TRTürkçe
baseball çiçeği
ba-se-bol chi-che-ki
UKУкраїнська
квітка бейсболу
kvit-ka bayz-bo-lu
URاردو
بیسبال پھول
bi-se-bal phool
VITiếng Việt
hoa baseball
hoa ba-se-bol
YOYO
ẹ̀ẹ̀ baseball
e-e-e ba-se-bol