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strawflower

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
strawflow-er
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many Australian plants of the genus Xerochrysum, especially Xerochrysum bracteatum, having deep yellow flowers than can be readily dried.

Etymology

From straw + flower.

Inflected Forms

strawflowers (plural)

Phrases

Italian strawflower Mediterranean strawflower

Synonyms

golden everlasting Helichrysum yellow paper daisy helichrysum bracteatum cornflower uvularia grandiflora

Questions

What does strawflower mean?
Any of many Australian plants of the genus Xerochrysum, especially Xerochrysum bracteatum, having deep yellow flowers than can be readily dried.
Where does strawflower come from?
From straw + flower.

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