everlasting flower

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everlasting flower - any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or coloreverlastingaster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinniacomposite plant, composite - considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowersAcroclinium roseum, pink paper daisy, pink-and-white everlasting - flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowers; grown for dryingAnaphalis margaritacea, cottonweed, pearly everlasting - an American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bractscudweed - any of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or colorgolden everlasting, Helichrysum bracteatum, yellow paper daisy, strawflower - Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold; the frequent choice of those who love dried flowersstrawflower - any of various plants of the genus Helipterumcascade everlasting, Helichrysum secundiflorum, Ozothamnus secundiflorus - shrub with white woolly branches and woolly leaves having fragrant flowers forming long sprays; flowers suitable for drying; sometimes placed in genus HelichrysumHelipterum manglesii, rhodanthe, Rhodanthe manglesii, Swan River everlasting - Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterumimmortelle, Xeranthemum annuum - mostly widely cultivated species of everlasting flowers having usually purple flowers; southern Europe to Iran; naturalized elsewhere

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