English noun: bachelor's button | |||
1. | bachelor's button (plant) an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers | ||
Synonyms | bluebottle, Centaurea cyanus, cornflower | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flower | ||
Member meronym | Centaurea, genus Centaurea | ||
2. | bachelor's button (plant) tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color | ||
Synonyms | globe amaranth, Gomphrena globosa | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flower | ||
Member meronym | genus Gomphrena, Gomphrena | ||