strawflowern.
/ˈstrɔːflaʊə/ North American.
= everlasting n. 2; esp. Helichrysum bracteatum, a perennial herb of the family Compositæ, native to Australia, whose variously coloured flowers are often dried and preserved.
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strawflower1924
1924 L. H. Bailey Man. Cultivated Plants 786 Strawflower..frequently grown as an ‘everlasting’.
1933 L. Bloomfield Lang. x. 160 The straw- in strawberry is phonetically the same as the straw- in strawflower.
1972 F. van W. Mason Roads to Liberty 10 She had tucked a pair of blue-dyed strawflowers into the dark hair above her ear.
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