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Meanings of bachelor's button in English

Portuguese
aciano
Catalan
blavet
Spanish
centaurea cyanus
Wikidata

An annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers.

        aciano
        Wikidata

        Tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color.

              Synonyms
              Examples for "globe amaranth"
              Examples for "globe amaranth"
              1
              The globe amaranths, with clover-like heads (sometimes known as bachelor's buttons), are good old favorites.
              Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) / A Practical Guide to the ...
              2
              '' Globe amaranth'' belongs to an allied genus, Gomphrena, and is also a native of India.
              The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
              Usage of bachelor's button in English
              1
              Sometimes called bachelor's button.
              I Spy
              2
              The little yellow diurnal moth commonly known as "the wanderer" has a partiality for the nectar of the " bachelor's button," as yellow as itself.
              The Confessions of a Beachcomber
              3
              At least I couldn't find the Bachelor's Button, nor the London Pride, nor the Pansies, and I saw the Lavender-bush on the rubbish-heap.
              A Flat Iron for a Farthing; or, Some Passages in the Life of an ...
              Translations for bachelor's button
              Catalan
              blavet