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BACHELOR'S BUTTON

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color

Synonyms:

bachelor's button; globe amaranth; Gomphrena globosa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("bachelor's button" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("bachelor's button" is a member of...):

genus Gomphrena; Gomphrena (genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having flowers in close heads; tropical America and Australia)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers

Synonyms:

bachelor's button; bluebottle; Centaurea cyanus; cornflower

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("bachelor's button" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("bachelor's button" is a member of...):

Centaurea; genus Centaurea (knapweed; star thistle)

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