ovine vs wallflower

ovine

noun
  • A person regarded as resembling a sheep in character; one who is acquiescent, easily influenced, passive, or willing to follow a leader blindly; a sheep. 

  • An animal from the genus Ovis; a sheep. 

adj
  • Resembling a sheep in character; acquiescent, easily influenced, passive, or willing to follow a leader blindly. 

  • Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable) of an animal: from the genus Ovis. 

wallflower

noun
  • Any person who is socially awkward, shy, or reserved. 

  • A person who does not dance at a party, due to shyness or unpopularity; by extension, anyone who is left on the sidelines while an activity takes place. 

  • Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers. 

  • Gastrolobium grandiflorum, a poisonous bushy shrub, endemic to Australia. 

verb
  • To stand shyly apart from a dance, waiting to be asked to join in. 

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