Definition
Flowers are the eight decorative tiles in an American set, all interchangeable with each other, that certain card lines require as working tiles rather than bonuses.
Unlike other mahjong variants, flowers are not set aside for points. Any flower counts as any other.
Read the full guide: Flowers in American Mahjong: What They Do and How to Use Them.
See it on real tiles: the coach reads any hand and names its direction, free, at the free read. Members get the coach on call for their own games.
More terms: Pung, Kong, Quint, Pair, Charleston, Blind pass, Courtesy pass, Joker.