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Meaning of wallflower

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

wallflower

Pronunciation:/ˈwɔːl.ˌflɑʊ.ə//ˈwɑl.ˌflɑʊ.ɚ/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.

  2. Gastrolobium grandiflorum, a poisonous bushy shrub, endemic to Australia.

  3. A person who is socially awkward, especially one who does not dance at a party due to shyness.

verb

Definitions

  1. To stand shyly apart from a dance, waiting to be asked to join in.