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flannel flower

flannel flower noun: actinotus helianthi, an Australian flowering plant whose stem, branches and leaves are pale grey and covered in downy hair.

Noun

flannel flower (plural flannel flowers)

  1. Actinotus helianthi, an Australian flowering plant whose stem, branches and leaves are pale grey and covered in downy hair.

Forms of flannel flower

pluralflannel flowers

Origin of flannel flower

The texture of the downy hairs is supposed to resemble flannel.

Questions about flannel flower

What does flannel flower mean?
Flannel flower means actinotus helianthi, an Australian flowering plant whose stem, branches and leaves are pale grey and covered in downy hair.
What part of speech is flannel flower?
Flannel flower is a noun.
What is the plural of flannel flower?
The plural of flannel flower is flannel flowers.

Words near flannel flower in the dictionary

  1. flannel
  2. flannel cake
  3. flannel cakes
  4. flannel dance
  5. flannel dances
  6. flannel flower
  7. flannel flowers
  8. flannel leaf
  9. flannel mouth
  10. flannel mouths
  11. flannel panel

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