BUTTERFLY FLOWER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does butterfly flower mean? 

• BUTTERFLY FLOWER (noun)
  The noun BUTTERFLY FLOWER has 2 senses:

1. any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers

2. shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink flowers streaked with purple

  Familiarity information: BUTTERFLY FLOWER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUTTERFLY FLOWER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

butterfly flower; poor man's orchid; schizanthus

Hypernyms ("butterfly flower" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("butterfly flower" is a member of...):

genus Schizanthus (Chilean herbs with orchid-like flowers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink flowers streaked with purple

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Bauhinia monandra; butterfly flower

Hypernyms ("butterfly flower" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("butterfly flower" is a member of...):

Bauhinia; genus Bauhinia (mountain ebony, orchid tree)