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strawflower N. Amer.|ˈstrɔːflaʊə(r)|
[f. straw n.1 + flower n.]
= everlasting n. 4; esp. Helichrysum bracteatum, a perennial herb of the family Compositæ, native to Australia, whose variously coloured flowers are often dried and preserved.
1924L. H. Bailey Man. Cultivated Plants 786 Strawflower..frequently grown as an ‘everlasting’. 1933L. Bloomfield Language x. 160 The straw- in strawberry is phonetically the same as the straw- in strawflower. 1972F. Mason Roads to Liberty 10 She had tucked a pair of blue-dyed strawflowers into the dark hair above her ear. |