tassel flower

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Definition of tassel flower in English English dictionary

tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-shaped heads of scarlet flowers

Hyphenation

tas·sel Flow·er

Turkish pronunciation

täsıl flauır

Pronunciation

/ˈtasəl ˈflouər/ /ˈtæsəl ˈflaʊɜr/

Etymology

[ 'ta-s&l, oftenest of co ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, clasp, tassel, from Middle French, from Vulgar Latin tassellus, alteration of Latin taxillus small die; akin to Latin talus anklebone, die.