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Definition of Globe flower
1. Noun. Any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers.
Group relationships: Genus Trollius, Trollius
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Globe Flower
Literary usage of Globe flower
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Flower Garden, Or, Breck's Book of Flowers: In which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1858)
"globe flower. Trollius is derived from trol, or trollen, an old German word
signifying something round, in allusion to the globular form of the flowers. ..."
2. The Ladies' Flower-garden of Ornamental Perennials by Loudon (Jane) (1843)
"In gardens, the globe-flower will grow in any soil or situation, but it prefers
one that is somewhat moist and shady. It is readily propagated either by ..."
3. The Wild Garden: Or the Naturalization and Natural Grouping of Hardy Exotic by William Robinson (1903)
"EXAMPLE FROM THE globe flower ORDER. THE Buttercup order of plants embraces many
widely diverse in aspect from the common kinds that burnish our meadows. ..."
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