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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wall•flow•er /ˈwɔlˌflaʊɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person who remains off to the side at a party or dance, as through shyness.
- Plant Biologya European plant of the mustard family, having sweet-scented yellow or orange flowers.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wall•flow•er (wôl′flou′ər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who, because of shyness, unpopularity, or lack of a partner, remains at the side at a party or dance.
- any person, organization, etc., that remains on or has been forced to the sidelines of any activity:The firm was a wallflower in this year's bidding for government contracts.
- Plant Biologya European plant, Cheiranthus cheiri, of the mustard family, that, when growing wild on walls, cliffs, etc., has sweet-scented, usually yellow or orange flowers, but when cultivated has flowers varying in color from pale yellow to brown-red or purple.
- Plant Biologyany of several related plants of the genera Cheiranthus and Erysimum.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wallflower /ˈwɔːlˌflaʊə/ n - Also called: gillyflower a plant, Cheiranthus cheiri, of S Europe, grown for its clusters of yellow, orange, brown, red, or purple fragrant flowers and naturalized on old walls, cliffs, etc: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- any of numerous other crucifers of the genera Cheiranthus and Erysimum, having orange or yellow flowers
- informal a person who stays on the fringes of a dance or party on account of lacking a partner or being shy
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