Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several plants of the genus Freesia, native to southern Africa, having clusters of fragrant, variously colored flowers borne on one side of the stem.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of iridaceous bulbous plants of the Cape of Good Hope, allied to Gladiolus. There are two species, frequently cultivated.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any
flowering plant of thegenus Freesia , native toSouth Africa .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of several plants of the genus Freesia valued for their one-sided clusters of usually fragrant yellow or white or pink tubular flowers
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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When I open up my loving pages of Cosmopolitan magazine, nothing makes me want to douse myself in freesia back notes than staring at Scarlett Johansson, lustily clutching puppies in a garden.
The Frenemy: Unnecessary & Disturbing Celebrity Perfumes (PHOTOS) The Frenemy 2010
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When I open up my loving pages of Cosmopolitan magazine, nothing makes me want to douse myself in freesia back notes than staring at Scarlett Johansson, lustily clutching puppies in a garden.
The Frenemy: Unnecessary & Disturbing Celebrity Perfumes (PHOTOS) The Frenemy 2010
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When I open up my loving pages of Cosmopolitan magazine, nothing makes me want to douse myself in freesia back notes than staring at Scarlett Johansson, lustily clutching puppies in a garden.
The Frenemy: Unnecessary & Disturbing Celebrity Perfumes (PHOTOS) The Frenemy 2010
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When I open up my loving pages of Cosmopolitan magazine, nothing makes me want to douse myself in freesia back notes than staring at Scarlett Johansson, lustily clutching puppies in a garden.
The Frenemy: Unnecessary & Disturbing Celebrity Perfumes (PHOTOS) The Frenemy 2010
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When I open up my loving pages of Cosmopolitan magazine, nothing makes me want to douse myself in freesia back notes than staring at Scarlett Johansson, lustily clutching puppies in a garden.
The Frenemy: Unnecessary & Disturbing Celebrity Perfumes (PHOTOS) The Frenemy 2010
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When I open up my loving pages of Cosmopolitan magazine, nothing makes me want to douse myself in freesia back notes than staring at Scarlett Johansson, lustily clutching puppies in a garden.
The Frenemy: Unnecessary & Disturbing Celebrity Perfumes (PHOTOS) The Frenemy 2010
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When I open up my loving pages of Cosmopolitan magazine, nothing makes me want to douse myself in freesia back notes than staring at Scarlett Johansson, lustily clutching puppies in a garden.
The Frenemy: Unnecessary & Disturbing Celebrity Perfumes (PHOTOS) The Frenemy 2010
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When I passed by his shop today, he gave me three stems of a flower he calls freesia.
Smile for the Camera Kelle James 2010
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Parry said he recognized most of the words in the bee, even the seemingly difficult ones, but hadn't heard of his nemesis -- the word freesia, a kind of plant.
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May your days be blessed with sunshine as bright as your grandma's smile, and a room filled with the light, fresh scents of freesia, bergamot and lily of the valley.
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