everlasting flower

everlasting flower
noun
any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color
Syn: ↑everlasting
Hypernyms: ↑composite, ↑composite plant
Hyponyms:
Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family

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noun
see everlasting II, 3

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everlasting flower,
any one of various strawlike flowers that keep their shape and color for some time after they are picked and dried. The immortelle and the globe amaranth are everlasting flowers.

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