Gastrolobium grandiflorum
- Gastrolobium grandiflorum
- Wallflower Wall"flow`er, n.
1. (Bot.) A perennial, cruciferous plant ({Cheiranthus
Cheiri}), with sweet-scented flowers varying in color from
yellow to orange and deep red. In Europe it very common on
old walls.
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Note: The name is sometimes extended to other species of
{Cheiranthus} and of the related genus {Erysimum},
especially the American {Western wallflower} ({Erysimum
asperum}), a biennial herb with orange-yellow flowers.
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2. A lady at a ball, who, either from choice, or because not
asked to dance, remains a spectator. [Colloq.]
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3. (Bot.) In Australia, the desert poison bush ({Gastrolobium
grandiflorum}); -- called also {native wallflower}.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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Cheiranthus — Wallflower Wall flow er, n. 1. (Bot.) A perennial, cruciferous plant ({Cheiranthus Cheiri}), with sweet scented flowers varying in color from yellow to orange and deep red. In Europe it very common on old walls. [1913 Webster] Note: The name is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cheiranthus Cheiri — Wallflower Wall flow er, n. 1. (Bot.) A perennial, cruciferous plant ({Cheiranthus Cheiri}), with sweet scented flowers varying in color from yellow to orange and deep red. In Europe it very common on old walls. [1913 Webster] Note: The name is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Erysimum asperum — Wallflower Wall flow er, n. 1. (Bot.) A perennial, cruciferous plant ({Cheiranthus Cheiri}), with sweet scented flowers varying in color from yellow to orange and deep red. In Europe it very common on old walls. [1913 Webster] Note: The name is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
