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bachelor's button — noun 1. an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers • Syn: ↑cornflower, ↑bluebottle, ↑Centaurea cyanus • Hypernyms: ↑flower • Member Holonyms: ↑Centaurea, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Bachelor's button — Bach e*lor s but ton, (Bot.) A plant with flowers shaped like buttons; especially, several species of {Ranunculus}, and the cornflower ({Centaurea cyanus}) and globe amaranth ({Gomphrena}). [1913 Webster] Note: Bachelor s buttons, a name given to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bachelor's Children — was a domestic daytime drama broadcast which originated on Chicago s WGN in 1935 36, continuing on CBS and NBC until 1946.It followed the daily travails of two friends, Dr. Bob Graham and Sam Ryder, and the two women they loved. When Dr. Bob was… … Wikipedia
bachelor's button — n. any of several plants of a genus (Centaurea) of the composite family, that have scaly, vase shaped bracts below the white, pink, or blue flowers; esp., the cornflower and knapweed * * * or cornflower Herbaceous, hardy annual plant (Centaurea… … Universalium
bachelor's button — n. any of several plants of a genus (Centaurea) of the composite family, that have scaly, vase shaped bracts below the white, pink, or blue flowers; esp., the cornflower and knapweed … English World dictionary
bachelor'sbutton — bachelor s button n. 1. See cornflower. 2. Any of several plants that have buttonlike flowers or flower heads. * * * … Universalium
bachelor's button — Bluebottle Blue bot tle, blue bottle lue bottle, n. 1. (Bot.) an annual Eurasian plant ({Centaurea cyanus}) which grows in grain fields; called also {bachelor s button}. It receives its name from its blue bottle shaped flowers. Varieties… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bachelor’s-button — paprastoji rugiagėlė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Centaurea cyanus), paplitęs pietų Europoje ir pietvakarių Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Centaurea cyanus angl. bachelor’s button; blue… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
bachelor's-button — dobilinė gomfrena statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Burnotinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Gomphrena globosa), kilęs iš pietų Afrikos. atitikmenys: lot. Gomphrena globosa angl. bachelor s button; common globe amaranth; globe amaranth vok.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
bachelor — n. 1 an unmarried man. 2 a man or woman who has taken the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Science etc. 3 hist. a young knight serving under another s banner. Phrases and idioms: bachelor girl an independent unmarried young woman. bachelor s buttons … Useful english dictionary
