Phrase guide

everlasting flower

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several plants, chiefly of the family Asteraceae (principally the tribe Gnaphalieae), having flowers that retain their colour and form when dried; also, a flower of such a plant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: everlasting, everlasting daisy, paper daisy

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: everlasting

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: composite, composite plant

Narrower terms: pink-and-white everlasting, pink paper daisy, Acroclinium roseum, pearly everlasting, cottonweed, Anaphalis margaritacea, cudweed, strawflower, golden everlasting, yellow paper daisy, Helichrysum bracteatum, cascade everlasting, Ozothamnus secundiflorus, Helichrysum secundiflorum, Swan River everlasting, rhodanthe, Rhodanthe manglesii, Helipterum manglesii, immortelle, Xeranthemum annuum

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: sempreviva — any of several plants having flowers that retain their colour and form when dried
  • Finnish: ikikukka — any of several plants having flowers that retain their colour and form when dried
  • Greek: αμάραντος (amárantos) — any of several plants having flowers that retain their colour and form when dried
  • Portuguese: sempre-viva — any of several plants having flowers that retain their colour and form when dried
  • Turkish: ölmez çiçek — any of several plants having flowers that retain their colour and form when dried
  • Turkish: yayla çiçeği — any of several plants having flowers that retain their colour and form when dried
  • Turkish: kuzu otu — any of several plants having flowers that retain their colour and form when dried