wreath (noun)

  • 31bridal wreath — noun Date: circa 1889 a spirea (Spiraea prunifolia) widely grown for its umbels of small white flowers borne in spring …

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  • 32Yule wreath — noun A yuletide decoration comprising of a ring of greenery decorated with ribbons used by modern pagans, especially followers of Heathenry …

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  • 33golden wreath wattle — noun → coojong …

  • 34purple wreath — noun : a tropical American woody vine (Petrea volubilis) with a profusion of showy racemes of purplish violet or blue flowers …

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  • 35snow wreath — noun 1. dialect Britain : snowdrift 2. : a deciduous shrub (Neviusia alabamensis) of the family Rosaceae native to Alabama that is cultivated for its white feathery flowers …

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  • 36civic wreath — noun see civic crown …

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  • 37laurel wreath — /lɒrəl ˈriθ/ (say loruhl reeth) noun a wreath made from the foliage of the laurel or bay tree, seen as an emblem of distinction. {from its use in classical Greek and Roman history as an honour to the victor} …

  • 38Spiraea prunifolia — noun shrub having copious small white flowers in spring • Syn: ↑bridal wreath, ↑bridal wreath, ↑Saint Peter s wreath, ↑St. Peter s wreath • Hypernyms: ↑spirea, ↑spiraea …

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  • 39crown of thorns — noun 1. somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts • Syn: ↑Christ thorn, ↑Christ plant, ↑Euphorbia milii • Hypernyms: ↑spurge • Member Holonyms: ↑Euphorbia …

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  • 40Greece — noun 1. a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil (Freq. 5) • Syn: ↑Hellenic Republic, ↑Ellas • Members of this Region: ↑Actium, ↑Chaeronea, ↑Lepanto, ↑ …

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