bachelor's button

See also: bachelors button

English

Alternative forms

• bachelors button

Noun

bachelor's button (plural bachelor's buttons)

1. (usually in the plural) Any one of a number of plants with daisy-like, button-shaped flowers of the genus Centaurea, especially the species Centaurea cyanus.
   • 1930, Margaret Ayer Barnes, Years of Grace, Part II, Chapter IV, page 219:

     Jane picked up her hat from the bed. It was a pretty hat, with a wreath of bachelor’s buttons around it.

2. (usually in the plural) feverfew, Tanacetum parthenium.
3. (usually in the plural) The plant Ranunculus aconitifolius.
4. A button which may be attached to clothing without resorting to needle and thread.

Synonyms

• (Centaurea cyanus): cornflower, common cornflower, bluebottle, boutonniere flower, hurtsickle

Translations

flower of the genus Centaurea

• Finnish: kaunokki (fi)

Centaurea cyanus

• Finnish: ruiskaunokki (fi), ruiskukka (fi)
• Ingrian: ruiskukka
• Turkish: mavikantaron (tr)