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Meaning of GLOBEFLOWER

Pronunciation:  'glowb`flawur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers
 
 Synonyms: globe flower
 
 See Also: genus Trollius, herb, herbaceous plant, Trollius

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Globe"flow`er\, n. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus {Trollius} ({T. Europ[ae]us}), found
    in the mountainous parts of Europe, and producing
    handsome globe-shaped flowers.
(b) The American plant {Trollius laxus}.
{Japan globeflower}. See {Corchorus}.
 

 

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