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  • 21Grape flower — Grape Grape, n. [OF. grape, crape, bunch or cluster of grapes, F. grappe, akin to F. grappin grapnel, hook; fr. OHG. chrapfo hook, G. krapfen, akin to E. cramp. The sense seems to have come from the idea of clutching. Cf. {Agraffe}, {Cramp},… …

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  • 22Leather flower — Leather Leath er (l[e^][th] [ e]r), n. [OE. lether, AS. le[eth]er; akin to D. leder, le[^e]r, G. leder, OHG. ledar, Icel. le[eth]r, Sw. l[ a]der, Dan. l[ae]der.] 1. The skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, with the hair removed, and… …

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  • 23Nutmeg flower — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… …

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  • 24Snow flower — Snow Snow, n. [OE. snow, snaw, AS. sn[=a]w; akin to D. sneeuw, OS. & OHG. sn[=e]o, G. schnee, Icel. sn[ae]r, snj[=o]r, snaj[=a]r, Sw. sn[ o], Dan. snee, Goth. snaiws, Lith. sn[ e]gas, Russ. snieg , Ir. & Gael. sneachd, W. nyf, L. nix, nivis, Gr.… …

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  • 25Venus's flower-basket — Euplectella Eu plec*tel la, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? well plaited; e y^ well + ? plaited.] (Zo[ o]l) A genus of elegant, glassy sponges, consisting of interwoven siliceous fibers, and growing in the form of a cornucopia; called also {Venus s flower… …

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  • 26lace-flower vine — noun low growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia • Syn: ↑Alsobia dianthiflora, ↑Episcia dianthiflora • Hypernyms: ↑flower • Member Holonyms: ↑Alsobia, ↑genu …

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  • 27Frost flower — Frost flowers is the name commonly given to a condition in which thin layers of ice are extruded from long stemmed plants in autumn or early winter. The thin layers of ice are often formed into exquisite patterns that curl into petals that… …

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  • 28crown flower — noun A large shrub, Calotropis gigantea, growing up to 4 meters tall, with clusters of waxy flowers that are either white or lavender in color …

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  • 29diamond flower — noun : a low growing tufted Portuguese annual herb (Ionopsidium acaule) of the family Cruciferae with rounded leaves and light violet flowers …

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  • 30hunger flower — noun : a whitlow grass (Draba incana) growing in dry soil …

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