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wall·flow·er
/ˈwɔlˌflaʊ(ə)r/
香羅蘭;局外人
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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
.
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
.
2.
A
lady
at
a
ball
,
who
,
either
from
choice
,
or
because
not
asked
to
dance
,
remains
a
spectator
. [
Colloq
.]
3.
Bot.
In
Australia
,
the
desert
poison
bush
(
Gastrolobium grandiflorum
); --
called
also
native wallflower
.
◄
►
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
wallflower
n
1:
any
of
numerous
plants
of
the
genus
Erysimum
having
fragrant
yellow
or
orange
or
brownish
flowers
2:
perennial
of
southern
Europe
having
clusters
of
fragrant
flowers
of
all
colors
especially
yellow
and
orange
;
often
naturalized
on
old
walls
or
cliffs
;
sometimes
placed
in
genus
Erysimum
[
syn
:
Cheiranthus cheiri
,
Erysimum
cheiri
]
3:
remains
on
sidelines
at
social
event
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