Encyclopediabachelor's buttonbachelor's button, popular name for several plants usually characterized by rounded clusters of flowers, such as the cornflower and globe amaranth. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on bachelor's button from Fact Monster:
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