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pincushion flower
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noun
any of various shrubs of the genus Leucospermum, native to southern Africa, having yellow or reddish flowers.
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āWasā is used for the indicative past tense of āto be,ā and āwereā is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of pincushion flower
First recorded in 1855ā60
Words nearby pincushion flower
pin curl, Pincus, pincushion, pincushion cactus, pincushion distortion, pincushion flower, pindan, Pindar, Pindaric, Pindaric ode, pinder
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