| NOUN | person | old maid, spinster | an elderly unmarried woman |
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| plant | old maid, zinnia, old maid flower | any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads | |
| plant | old maid, periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea | commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers | |
| person | old maid | the loser in a game of old maid | |
| act | old maid | a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed |
| Meaning | An elderly unmarried woman. | |
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| Synonym | spinster | |
| Broader | unmarried woman | A woman who is not married |
| Spanish | solterona, sotlerona | |
| Catalan | conca, fadrina vella, solterassa, solterona | |
| Meaning | Any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads. | |
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| Synonyms | zinnia, old maid flower | |
| Member of | genus Zinnia | genus of annual or perennial plants of tropical America having solitary heads of brightly colored flowers |
| Narrower | little golden zinnia, Zinnia grandiflora | subshrub having short leafy stems and numerous small flower heads with nearly round yellow-orange rays |
| white zinnia, Zinnia acerosa | subshrub with slender woolly stems and long narrow leaves and flower heads with white rays | |
| Broader | flower | A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms |
| Meaning | commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers. | |
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| Synonyms | periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea | |
| Member of | Catharanthus, genus Catharanthus | small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar / Madagascar |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Spanish | Vinca rosea | |
| Catalan | Catharanthus roseus | |
| Meaning | The loser in a game of old maid. | |
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| Broader | loser, also-ran | A contestant who loses the contest |
| Meaning | A card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or 'old maid'). | |
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| Broader | card game, cards | A game / game played with playing cards |
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