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globeflower

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

European globeflower (Trollius europaeus), a plant with globe-shaped flowers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

American globeflower (Trollius laxus), a similar American plant.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

More generally, any plant of the genus Trollius.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: globe flower

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant

History

Etymology

From globe + flower.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: планински божур (planinski božur) — Trollius europaeus
  • Catalan: rovell d'ou — Trollius europaeus
  • Estonian: kullerkupp — Trollius europaeus
  • Finnish: kullero — Trollius europaeus
  • Finnish: niittykullero — Trollius europaeus
  • German: Ankenballen — Trollius europaeus
  • Irish: leolach — Trollius europaeus
  • Komi-Permyak: горадзуль (goradźuľ) — Trollius europaeus
  • Komi-Zyrian: купальнича (kupaľńića) — Trollius europaeus
  • Eastern Mari: нарынчывуй (narynčyvuj) — Trollius europaeus
  • Eastern Mari: ӱшшудо (üššudo) — Trollius europaeus
  • Eastern Mari: чодырамаке (čodyramake) — Trollius europaeus
  • Western Mari: нарынзывуй (narynzyvuj) — Trollius europaeus
  • Russian: купальница (kupalʹnica) — Trollius europaeus
  • Northern Sami: boallorássi — Trollius europaeus
  • Swedish: smörboll — Trollius europaeus
  • Turkish: altıntop — Trollius europaeus
  • Udmurt: италмас (italmas) — Trollius europaeus
  • Veps: bolobolk — Trollius europaeus
  • Welsh: cronnell — Trollius europaeus
  • Finnish: amerikankullero — Trollius laxus
  • Czech: upolín — plant of the genus Trollius
  • Finnish: kullero — plant of the genus Trollius
  • French: trolle — plant of the genus Trollius
  • German: Trollblume — plant of the genus Trollius
  • Hungarian: zergeboglár — plant of the genus Trollius
  • Kazakh: жарықгүл (jaryqgül) — plant of the genus Trollius
  • Kazakh: күнгелді (küñeldı) — plant of the genus Trollius
  • Polish: pełnik — plant of the genus Trollius
  • Romanian: bulbuc — plant of the genus Trollius
  • Russian: купа́льница (kupálʹnica) — plant of the genus Trollius
  • Turkish: altıntop — plant of the genus Trollius
  • Udmurt: италмас (italmas) — plant of the genus Trollius