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BLANKET FLOWER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does blanket flower mean?
• BLANKET FLOWER (noun)
The noun BLANKET FLOWER has 1 sense:
1. annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center
Familiarity information: BLANKET FLOWER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
blanket flower; fire-wheel; fire wheel; Gaillardia pulchella; Indian blanket
Hypernyms ("blanket flower" is a kind of...):
gaillardia (any plant of western America of the genus Gaillardia having hairy leaves and long-stalked flowers in hot vibrant colors from golden yellow and copper to rich burgundy)
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