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    [Noun]  | "wall*flow*er" | \ ˈwȯl-ˌflau̇(-ə)r \


    1: any of several Old World perennial herbs (genus Erysimum synonym Cheiranthus) of the mustard family; especially : a hardy erect herb (E. cheiri synonym C. cheiri) widely cultivated for its showy fragrant flowers

    2: a person who from shyness or unpopularity remains on the sidelines of a social activity (such as a dance)

    3: a shy or reserved person


    Origin: 1577 ;

    [Noun]  | "wallflower" 


    1: a shy or reserved person;


      * e.g., " ... there were too many wallflowers at the party, so things never really got lively "





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