wax doll en · NOUN
Meanings
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(UK, dialectal) The common fumitory, Fumaria officinalis.
The flowers are smaller than those of the species last described; they are rose-coloured, and tipped with purple; and children, in many parts of Kent, call them wax dolls.
1855, Anne Pratt, The Flowering Plants and Ferns of Great Britain:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wax dolls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |