"bachelor's button" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bachelor's buttons [plural], bachelors button [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bachelor's button (plural bachelor's buttons)
  1. (usually in the plural) Any one of a number of plants with daisy-like, button-shaped flowers of the genus Centaurea, especially the species Centaurea cyanus. Tags: plural-normally Synonyms (Centaurea cyanus): cornflower, common cornflower, bluebottle, boutonniere flower, hurtsickle Translations (Centaurea cyanus): ruiskaunokki (Finnish), ruiskukka (Finnish), ruiskukka (Ingrian) Translations (flower of the genus Centaurea): kaunokki (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bachelor's_button-en-noun-CixENmtb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 25 33 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 24 31 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 20 33 15 Disambiguation of 'Centaurea cyanus': 57 17 24 2 Disambiguation of 'Centaurea cyanus': 57 17 24 2 Disambiguation of 'flower of the genus Centaurea': 69 12 18 2
  2. (usually in the plural) feverfew, Tanacetum parthenium. Tags: plural-normally
    Sense id: en-bachelor's_button-en-noun-MY8K8SQW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 25 33 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 24 31 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 20 33 15
  3. (usually in the plural) The plant Ranunculus aconitifolius. Tags: plural-normally Categories (lifeform): Thistles
    Sense id: en-bachelor's_button-en-noun-2dIVb3Ir Disambiguation of Thistles: 30 20 37 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Ingrian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 25 33 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 24 31 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 26 34 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 24 36 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 20 33 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 27 22 37 14
  4. A button which may be attached to clothing without resorting to needle and thread.
    Sense id: en-bachelor's_button-en-noun-CS2w4UAD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 25 33 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 24 31 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 20 33 15

Inflected forms

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