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Definition of Cushion flower
1. Noun. Tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia.
Group relationships: Genus Hakea, Hakea
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cushion Flower
Literary usage of Cushion flower
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Garden: An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Gardening in All Its Branches by Esther Baldwin York (1906)
"THE PIN-cushion flower (Scabiosa caucásica) is the bent of all the Scabious, but
is not often <een in good health. It, is a true perennial on warm soils, ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"The mourning bride or pin-cushion flower. (ХИ) spherical. Eu., Asia Minor, and
Persia. 6. ..."
3. Extracts from the Style Book of the Government Printing Office by United States Government Printing Office, Geological Survey (U.S., George McLane Wood, Government Printing Office, Geological Survey (U.S.), United States (1915)
"... -pate, -pated. currycomb. cushion-flower. customhouse, -made. cutaway, -grass, -in,
lips, -off, -out, -paper, -tail, throat,-toothed,-under,-up, water, ..."
4. Lawns and Gardens: How to Plant and Beautify the Home Lot, the Pleasure by Nils Jönsson-Rose (1897)
"... germander speedwell, maiden's pink, bird's-foot trefoil, larkspur, yellow
daisy, pin-cushion flower, red clover, and sweet-scented herbs. ..."
5. The Nursery-book: A Complete Guide to the Multiplication of Plants by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1896)
"Seeds, divisions, and in some species (as .S. sarmentosa, the "strawberry
geranium ") by runners. Scabiosa (Mourning Bride, Pin-cushion Flower). ..."
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