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bach·e·lor's but·ton

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cornflower, bachelor's button, bluebottle, Centaurea cyanusnoun

    an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers

  2. globe amaranth, bachelor's button, Gomphrena globosanoun

    tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Bachelors Button

    All the sorts of this plant are hardy; they grow above two foot, and produce their flower in June and July. Philip Miller

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  1. bachelor's button

    Bachelor's Button is a common name for several plant species, most commonly used to refer to Centaurea cyanus, also known as Cornflower. It is an annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe. The flowers are usually intense blue and bloom in the summer. The name "bachelor's button" comes from an old tradition where young men, who were in love but not yet engaged, would wear the flower to signal their feelings.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bachelor's button

    a plant with flowers shaped like buttons; especially, several species of Ranunculus, and the cornflower (Centaures cyanus) and globe amaranth (Gomphrena)

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bachelor's button in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bachelor's button in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4


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  • ruiskukka, ruiskaunokki, kaunokkiFinnish

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