Definition of "strawflower" []

• A stout Australian plant (Helichrysum bracteatum) having flower heads with showy, variously colored bracts that retain their color when dried. (noun)

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• "She was carrying her overnight case and a basket of dried flowers-statice, strawflower, and immortelle in the pastel colors referred to in seed catalogues as "art shades": fawn, apricot, mauve, and pale yellow."
• "In one corner, yellow strawflower, purple bacopa and purple superbells draw attention in a deep-blue pot."
• "The materials included black onion seed, coconut flakes, strawflower petals, green split peas, cornhusks and kiwi vines."