handflower
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handflower
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From hand + flower. Chiranthodendron pentadactylon is so called because its flowers resemble five-fingered human hands.
noun handflowers
- A Mexican hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).
- A wallflower (Erysimum cheiri, syns. Erysimum × cheiri, Cheiranthus cheiri).
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An item of jewellery consisting of a bracelet linked to a ring by chains, lace or other elements which cross the back of the hand.
The only other piece I owned from the Aurita was a delicate handflower, with similar fine gold chains trailing from a ring on my middle finger and across the back of my hand to a bracelet of twisted gold.
Similar: slave bracelet
Talk about this word "handflower." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/handflower. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. handflower. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/handflower "handflower." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/handflower.Cite this
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title = {handflower},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/handflower},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
