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globeflower

globeflower noun: european globeflower (Trollius europaeus), a plant with globe-shaped flowers.

globeflower: european globeflower (Trollius europaeus), a plant with globe-shaped flowers
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Noun

globeflower (plural globeflowers)

  1. European globeflower (Trollius europaeus), a plant with globe-shaped flowers.
  2. American globeflower (Trollius laxus), a similar American plant.
  3. More generally, any plant of the genus Trollius.

Forms of globeflower

pluralglobeflowers

Origin of globeflower

From globe + flower.

Words formed from globeflower

  • Japan globeflower
  • Japanese globeflower

Questions about globeflower

What does globeflower mean?
Globeflower means european globeflower (Trollius europaeus), a plant with globe-shaped flowers.
What part of speech is globeflower?
Globeflower is a noun.
What is the plural of globeflower?
The plural of globeflower is globeflowers.

Words near globeflower in the dictionary

  1. globe-trotters
  2. globe-trotting
  3. globed
  4. globefish
  5. globefishes
  6. globeflower
  7. globeflowers
  8. globeful
  9. globefuls
  10. globehead
  11. globehead whiptail

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