How to say "bouquet" in Japanese

• ブーケCommon
  nounThe katakana loanword for 'bouquet'. It suggests an arranged, often wrapped bunch of flowers, as carried by a bride or bought from a florist; weddings and flower shops are typical settings.
• 花束はなたばCommon
  nounThe general word for a bunch of flowers: cut flowers gathered and tied together. It covers everything from a simple hand-tied bunch to a wrapped gift bouquet, and fits giving flowers as a present.
  その女優じょゆうは演えんじ終おわると花束はなたばを贈呈ぞうていされた。↗

  The actress was presented a bouquet of flowers after the performance.

For a florist's wrapped bouquet either word works; 「ブーケ」 suggests bridal and florist arrangements, while 花束 is the broader word for any bunch of flowers, from simple hand-tied bunches to gift bouquets.

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• ブーケbouquet
• 花束はなたばbunch of flowers