pincushion flower
noun
any of various shrubs of the genus Leucospermum, native to southern Africa, having yellow or reddish flowers.
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a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
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First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby pincushion flower
pin curl, Pincus, pincushion, pincushion cactus, pincushion distortion, pincushion flower, pindan, Pindar, Pindaric, Pindaric ode, pinder
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