pincushion : Idioms & Phrases
pincushion flower
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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
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noun tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia
Hakea laurina; cushion flower.
WordNet
sea pincushion
Sea" pin`cush`ion
Definitions
(Zoöl.) (a) A sea purse. (b) A pentagonal starfish.