Found 1 hit - Term: native wallflower, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wallflower \wall"flow`er\, n.
1. bot. a perennial, cruciferous plant cheiranthus
cheiri, with sweet-scented flowers varying in color from
yellow to orange and deep red. in europe it very common on
old walls.
1913 webster
note: the name is sometimes extended to other species of
cheiranthus and of the related genus erysimum,
especially the american western wallflower erysimum
asperum, a biennial herb with orange-yellow flowers.
1913 webster
2. a lady at a ball, who, either from choice, or because not
asked to dance, remains a spectator. colloq.
1913 webster
3. bot. in australia, the desert poison bush gastrolobium
grandiflorum; -- called also native wallflower.
webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
cheiranthus cheiri cheiranthus erysimum western wallflower erysimum asperum gastrolobium grandiflorum
native wallflower
Results 1 - 2 of 2 found about native wallflower: Native
>> N Words
Native, definition of term: Native
native_pag1.html Native American
>> N Words
Native American, definition of term: Native American
native+american_pag1.html
Last accessed:2008/10/13 08:40:41 [Total processing time: 6 seconds] |