Meanings
plural bachelor's buttons · alternative bachelors button
- plural normallyAny one of a number of plants with daisy-like, button-shaped flowers of the genus Centaurea, especially the species Centaurea cyanus.
Jane picked up her hat from the bed. It was a pretty hat, with a wreath of bachelor’s buttons around it.
1930, Margaret Ayer Barnes, Years of Grace, Part II, Chapter IV, page 219Synonyms: cornflower, common cornflower, bluebottle, boutonniere flower, hurtsickle
- plural normallyfeverfew, Tanacetum parthenium.
- plural normallyThe plant Ranunculus aconitifolius.
- A button which may be attached to clothing without resorting to needle and thread.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny one of a number of plants with daisy-like, button-shaped flowers of the genus Centaurea, especially the species Centaurea cyanus.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
nountropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish kaunokki, ruiskaunokki
- kaunokkiflower of the genus Centaurea
- ruiskaunokkiCentaurea cyanus
- ruiskukkaCentaurea cyanus
Turkish mavikantaron
- mavikantaronCentaurea cyanus
Cite this entry
bachelor's button. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bachelor's%20button
“bachelor's button.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bachelor's%20button. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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