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WALLFLOWER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Remains on sidelines at social event

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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:

Nouns denoting plants

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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