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BABIES'-BREATH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does babies'-breath mean? 

BABIES'-BREATH (noun)
  The noun BABIES'-BREATH has 1 sense:

1. tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowersplay

  Familiarity information: BABIES'-BREATH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BABIES'-BREATH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

babies'-breath; baby's breath; Gypsophila paniculata

Hypernyms ("babies'-breath" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("babies'-breath" is a member of...):

genus Gypsophila; Gypsophila (Mediterranean herbs having small white or pink flowers)


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