hothouse flowers

A form of hothouse flower — A person who is very fragile and vulnerable as a result of having been sheltered.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of hothouse flower
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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