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GLOBEFLOWER
globeflower, globe flower
(noun) any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
globeflower (plural globeflowers)
Trollius europaeus, a plant with globe-shaped flowers.
Trollius laxus, a similar American plant.
More generally, any plant of the genus Trollius.
Source: Wiktionary
Globe"flow`er, n. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Trollius (T. Europæus), found in the mountainous parts of Europe, and producing handsome globe-shaped flowers. (b) The American plant Trollius laxus. Japan globeflower. See Corchorus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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