Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - wallflower
Wallflower
wallflower
n. 1 a a fragrant spring garden-plant, Cheiranthus cheiri, with esp. brown, yellow, or dark-red clustered flowers. b any of various flowering plants of the genus Cheiranthus or Erysimum, growing wild on old walls. 2 colloq. a neglected or socially awkward person, esp. a woman sitting out at a dance for lack of partners.
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noun Date: 1578 1. any of several Old World perennial herbs (genus Cheiranthus) of the mustard family, any of a related genus (Erysimum) of herbs with showy flowers, 2. a person who from shyness or unpopularity remains on the sidelines of a social activity (as a dance), a shy or reserved person ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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