pincushion : Idioms & Phrases


pincushion flower

  • noun Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States
    Scabiosa atropurpurea; mournful widow; sweet scabious.
WordNet

pincushion hakea

  • noun tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia
    Hakea laurina; cushion flower.
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sea pincushion

Sea" pin`cush`ion
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) (a) A sea purse. (b) A pentagonal starfish.
Webster 1913