EGAVE

wallflower

About 0.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.
  2. noun Gastrolobium grandiflorum, a poisonous bushy shrub, endemic to Australia.
  3. noun A person who does not dance at a party, due to shyness or unpopularity; by extension, anyone who is left on the sidelines while an activity takes place.
  4. noun Any person who is socially awkward, shy, or reserved.
  5. verb To stand shyly apart from a dance, waiting to be asked to join in.

Similar words

cheiranthus cheiri erysimum cheiri gilliver wall flower wall-flower erysimum handflower yellow coneflower yellowtop bellwort

Often followed by

press at and order in is who or to

Word family

wallflowers

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