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noun
A genus, Gypsophila, of about 100 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Europe, Asia and north Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: babies'-breath, Gypsophila paniculata
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flower
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