flower-of-Jove
[ flou-er-uhv-johv ]
/ ˈflaʊ ər əvˈdʒoʊv /
noun, plural flow·ers-of-Jove.
a white, woolly plant, Lychnis flos-jovis, of the pink family, having red or purple flowers in dense clusters.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON THESE WORDS FROM BROWN GIRL DREAMING!
Visualize yourself passing this quiz on words from Jacqueline Woodson’s exquisite verse novel “Brown Girl Dreaming,” and then take the quiz to prove you can do it! (Because you can.)
Question 1 of 10
What does “barren” mean?
Origin of flower-of-Jove
translation of New Latin Flōs-Jovis
Words nearby flower-of-Jove
flowering wintergreen, flowerless, flowerlet, flowerlike, flower-of-an-hour, flower-of-Jove, flowerpecker, flower people, flowerpot, flower power, flowers
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020