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strawflower noun[ C or U ] (alsostraw flower)uk /ˈstrɔː.flaʊər/ us /ˈstrɑːˌflaʊ.ɚ/ a plant with brightly-coloured flowers that keep their colour when they are cut and dried: Strawflowers are among the best annuals to grow and dry for use in winter arrangements. The flowers of strawflower rustle like paper, even when they’re completely fresh. Pick everlasting straw flowers and hang them upside down in small bunches loosely tied with string. Strawflowers resemble daisies with a ray of petals around a central disk, but unlike daisies, the petals are stiff and papery. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Flowers & flowering plants aconite adam-and-eve aeonium African daisy agapanthus edelweiss eglantine elderflower elephant ear erythronium locoweed loosestrife lords-and-ladies lotus love-in-a-mist sea pink sedum sego lily self-heal senecio |