“pride of”

The following 8 entries include the term pride of.

pride of place

noun phrase

: the highest or first position

pride of Barbados

: a thorny shrub or small tree (Poinciana pulcherrima) with showy yellow to bright orange-red flowers

pride of California

: a California wild pea (Lathyrus splendens) that is cultivated for ornament and has long climbing stems and large pink or violet flowers

pride of China

pride of India

noun

pride of Ohio

: the common American shooting star (Dodecatheon meadia)

pride of the morning

: a light fog or misty dew such as often precedes a fine day

pride-of-the-peak

noun

: an orchid (Habenaria paramoena) chiefly of southeastern U.S. that has rose-purple to violet flowers with the lip shallowly erose and the terminal lobe deeply emarginate


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