"ball flower" meaning in All languages combined

See ball flower on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ball flowers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ball flower (plural ball flowers)
  1. (architecture) An embellishment found on medieval buildings, consisting of a ball enclosed in the petals of a flower. Categories (topical): Architectural elements
    Sense id: en-ball_flower-en-noun-CBpmoW5D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: architecture

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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