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tassel flower
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Tassel flower
(gcide) | Tassel \Tas"sel\, n. [OE., a fastening of a mantle, OF. tassel a
fastening, clasp, F. tasseau a bracket, Fr. L. taxillus a
little die, dim. of talus a die of a longish shape, rounded
on two sides and marked only on the other four, a knuckle
bone.]
1. A pendent ornament, attached to the corners of cushions,
to curtains, and the like, ending in a tuft of loose
threads or cords.
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2. The flower or head of some plants, esp. when pendent.
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And the maize field grew and ripened, Till it stood
in all the splendor
Of its garments green and yellow,
Of its tassels and its plumage. --Longfellow.
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3. A narrow silk ribbon, or the like, sewed to a book to be
put between the leaves.
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4. (Arch.) A piece of board that is laid upon a wall as a
sort of plate, to give a level surface to the ends of
floor timbers; -- rarely used in the United States.
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Tassel flower (Bot.), a name of several composite plants of
the genus Cineraria, especially the {Cineraria
sconchifolia}, and of the blossoms which they bear.
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tassel flower
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n 1: tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-
shaped heads of scarlet flowers [syn: tassel flower,
Emilia sagitta]
2: tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower
heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia [syn: {tassel
flower}, Emilia coccinea, Emilia javanica, {Emilia
flammea}, Cacalia javanica, Cacalia lutea]
3: young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as
cereal [syn: love-lies-bleeding, velvet flower, {tassel
flower}, Amaranthus caudatus] |
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tassel flower
(encz) | tassel flower, n: |
tassel flower
(wn) | tassel flower
n 1: tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-
shaped heads of scarlet flowers [syn: tassel flower,
Emilia sagitta]
2: tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower
heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia [syn: {tassel
flower}, Emilia coccinea, Emilia javanica, {Emilia
flammea}, Cacalia javanica, Cacalia lutea]
3: young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as
cereal [syn: love-lies-bleeding, velvet flower, {tassel
flower}, Amaranthus caudatus] |
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