Wiktionary
alt. 1 (&lit paper flower English) 2 A plant, (taxlink Bougainvillea glabra species noshow=1), and its flower head, so called for the papery bracts. 3 A plant, the peach-leaved bellflower, (taxlink Campanula persicifolia species noshow=1), and its flower. 4 A plant, (taxlink Psilostrophe cooperi species noshow=1), and its flower. n. 1 (&lit paper flower English) 2 A plant, (taxlink Bougainvillea glabra species noshow=1), and its flower head, so called for the papery bracts. 3 A plant, the peach-leaved bellflower, (taxlink Campanula persicifolia species noshow=1), and its flower. 4 A plant, (taxlink Psilostrophe cooperi species noshow=1), and its flower.
WordNet
n. Brazilian vine that tends to flower continuously [syn: Bougainvillea glabra]
Wikipedia
Paper flower may refer to a type of artificial flower.
It may also refer to various plants including:
- Bougainvillea
- Psilostrophe cooperi
It may also refer to:
- Paper Flower (film)
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Paper Flower is a short narrative film by Toy Gun Films that was premiered in Tokyo in February 2011. It was first shown in the U.S. at the Beverly Hills Film Festival on April 8, 2011. Paper Flower was directed by Brent Ryan Green, written by Jeff Goldberg, and produced by Toy Gun Films Toy Gun Films The cinematographer was Thomas Marvel and the music was composed by Aska Matsumiya Your Enemies Friends.
The film was inspired by a collection of true stories surrounding the issue of Enjo-kōsai or compensated dating and materialism that families face throughout Tokyo. Paper Flower focuses on the friendship of two childhood friends growing up in Tokyo where a casual form of prostitution known as compensated dating has become a disturbing trend. When they each experience heartbreaking losses, they are forced to decide how much of themselves they are willing to give in order to find true love.
Usage examples of "paper flower".
Niana absorbs whatever is left of the paper flower's fading substance.
He had asked the seamstress to make it on the day he bought that first paper flower.
It was as if the planet itself had felt something missing, and at the tap of mind against rock, noosphere against lithosphere, the absent biosphere had sprung into the gap with the startling suddenness of a magician's paper flower.