wallflower

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[edit] English

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Wallflowers

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈwɔːl.ˌflɑʊ.ə/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈwɔl.ˌflɑʊ.ɚ/, /ˈwɑl.ˌflɑʊ.ɚ/

[edit] Noun

wallflower (plural wallflowers)

  1. Several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.
  2. (informal) A person who is socially awkward, especially one who does not dance at a party due to shyness.

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