butterfly flower

[ buht-er-flahy flou-er ]

noun

1. Also called Je·ru·sa·lem date [ji-, roo, -s, uh, -l, uh, m , deyt, -z, uh, -]. a shrub or small tree, Bauhinia monandra, of French Guiana, having clusters of pink, purple-streaked flowers.
2. schizanthus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of butterfly flower¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Yet this is all fallacious; for the Butterfly-flower is but just created.

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