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hothouse flower

hothouse flower noun: a person who is very fragile and vulnerable as a result of having been sheltered.

Noun

hothouse flower (plural hothouse flowers)

  1. (figuratively) A person who is very fragile and vulnerable as a result of having been sheltered.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hothouse, flower.

Forms of hothouse flower

pluralhothouse flowers

Questions about hothouse flower

What does hothouse flower mean?
Hothouse flower means a person who is very fragile and vulnerable as a result of having been sheltered.
What part of speech is hothouse flower?
Hothouse flower is a noun.
What is the plural of hothouse flower?
The plural of hothouse flower is hothouse flowers.

Words near hothouse flower in the dictionary

  1. Hothersall
  2. Hothfield
  3. hothouse
  4. hothouse effect
  5. hothouse effects
  6. hothouse flower
  7. hothouse flowers
  8. hothoused
  9. hothouser
  10. hothousers
  11. hothouses

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