wallflower
/W AO1 L F L AW0 ER0/noun
- 1
Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.
- 2
Gastrolobium grandiflorum, a poisonous bushy shrub, endemic to Australia.
- 3
A person who is socially awkward, especially one who does not dance at a party due to shyness.
verb
- 1
To stand shyly apart from a dance, waiting to be asked to join in.
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