wallflower
/ˈwɔːl.ˌflɑʊ.ə/ · noun
Meaning
- Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.
- Gastrolobium grandiflorum, a poisonous bushy shrub, endemic to Australia.
- A person who is socially awkward, especially one who does not dance at a party due to shyness.
- To stand shyly apart from a dance, waiting to be asked to join in.
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