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STRAWFLOWER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold; the frequent choice of those who love dried flowers
Synonyms:
golden everlasting; Helichrysum bracteatum; strawflower; yellow paper daisy
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("strawflower" is a kind of...):
everlasting; everlasting flower (any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any of various plants of the genus Helipterum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("strawflower" is a kind of...):
everlasting; everlasting flower (any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color)
Holonyms ("strawflower" is a member of...):
genus Helipterum; Helipterum (genus of South African and Australian herbs or shrubs grown as everlastings; the various Helipterum species are currently in process of being assigned to other genera especially genera Pteropogon and Hyalosperma)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried
Synonyms:
cornflower; strawflower; Uvularia grandiflora
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("strawflower" is a kind of...):
bellwort; merry bells; wild oats (any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers)
Holonyms ("strawflower" is a member of...):
genus Uvularia; Uvularia (genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and southeastern United States)
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