strawflower
- noun
- /ˈstrɔːˌflaʊər/
:
flor de paja
- For the craft fair, she created stunning decorations using dried strawflowers in various colors.
Examples
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The florist arranged beautiful bouquets with vibrant strawflowers for the wedding.
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I requested and received a pink strawflower to place in the buttonhole of my Technicolor jacket.
Fiction book (1992) -
I was stuck in neutral, and all I could think about was pink lemonade and strawflowers in twig baskets.
Fiction book (1992) -
In her garden, she planted strawflowers that added a pop of yellow to the landscape.
Synonyms
A plant with papery yellow to gold flowers used in dried flower arrangements
A small Australian plant with bright yellow flowers used as dried decoration
A small Australian plant with bright yellow flowers used in dried flower displays
A plant with bright pink, papery flowers like small daisies often used dried for decoration
A flower that keeps its shape and color after drying for decoration
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Strawflower comes from the simple words straw and flower because its thin, papery petals look like 'straw'. That's why these blooms keep their shape when dried and are often used in dried flower arrangements.
