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bachelor's-button

[ bach-lerz-buht-n, ]

noun

  1. any of various plants with round flower heads, especially the cornflower.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bachelor's-button1

First recorded in 1570–80; bachelor's ( def ) + button ( def ) (from the round or buttonlike shape of the flower)

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