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Wallflower

/ˈwɔːl.ˌflɑʊ.ə/

Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.

📖 Definitions of "Wallflower"

noun
  1. 1

    Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.

  2. 2

    Gastrolobium grandiflorum, a poisonous bushy shrub, endemic to Australia.

  3. 3

    A person who is socially awkward, especially one who does not dance at a party due to shyness.

verb
  1. 1

    To stand shyly apart from a dance, waiting to be asked to join in.

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