flannel flower

noun

Actinotus helianthi, an Australian flowering plant whose stem, branches and leaves are pale grey and covered in downy hair.

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Meanings

nounflannel flower (plural flannel flowers)

plural flannel flowers

  1. Actinotus helianthi, an Australian flowering plant whose stem, branches and leaves are pale grey and covered in downy hair.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
slippery elm

Origin

The texture of the downy hairs is supposed to resemble flannel.

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APA

flannel flower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flannel%20flower

MLA

“flannel flower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flannel%20flower. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flannel flower,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flannel%20flower.

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