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bachelor's-button
[ bach-lerz-buht-n, ]
noun
- any of various plants with round flower heads, especially the cornflower.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bachelor's-button1
First recorded in 1570–80; bachelor's ( def ) + button ( def ) (from the round or buttonlike shape of the flower)
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