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wallflower
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : any of several Old World herbaceous or subshrubby perennial cruciferous plants (genus Cheiranthus); especially : a hardy erect herb (C. cheiri) that is widely cultivated for its showy very fragrant usually yellow or brownish yellow single or double flowers which appear early in the spring
2. : a plant of the genus Erysimum (as the wormseed mustard or prairie rocket)
3. : a person who from shyness or unpopularity remains on the sidelines of a social activity (as a dance)
< a wallflower who never wants to meet people >
< men were scarce, and wallflowers wore their peculiar pathetic expression — John Galsworthy >
4. or wallflower brown : a dark red to moderate reddish brown that is yellower than garnet brown — called also burnt russet, Cuba, palissandre
5. : an Australian desert shrub (Gastrolobium grandiflorum) |