gypsophila

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Dad was promptly dispatched to fetch it, while I (to the hairdresser's despair) dashed to the florist's shop next door to buy fresh gypsophila to decorate my bridesmaids 'hairstyles.

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  1. noun Any of various plants of the genus Gypsophila, having small white or pink flowers, such as baby's breath.

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  1. New Latin Gypsophila, genus name : Greek gupsos, chalk; see gypsum + Greek philos, loving; see -phile.
 

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