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WALLFLOWER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Remains on sidelines at social event
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("wallflower" is a kind of...):
shrinking violet; shy person (someone who shrinks from familiarity with others)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum
Synonyms:
Cheiranthus cheiri; Erysimum cheiri; wallflower
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("wallflower" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("wallflower" is a member of...):
Cheiranthus; genus Cheiranthus (Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Any of numerous plants of the genus Erysimum having fragrant yellow or orange or brownish flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("wallflower" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wallflower"):
Cheiranthus allionii; Erysimum allionii; Siberian wall flower (showy erect biennial or short-lived perennial cultivated for its terminal racemes of orange-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus)
Holonyms ("wallflower" is a member of...):
Erysimum; genus Erysimum (large genus of annual or perennial herbs some grown for their flowers and some for their attractive evergreen leaves; Old World and North America)
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