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| coleus |
a plant with colorful leaves, usually of green with reddish-purple or green with pink. |
| crocus |
a small plant that blooms in early spring with one colorful flower. |
| gay |
bright or colorful. [1/2 definitions] |
| gladiolus |
a garden plant that has long leaves and colorful flowers growing on tall stems. It is a member of the iris family. |
| hyacinth |
a plant that bears tall stalks of colorful flowers that have a sweet smell. The hyacinth grows from a bulb and is related to the lily. |
| moth |
an insect that has broad wings and flies mostly at night. Moths look like butterflies, but they usually have thicker bodies and bushy antennae and are less colorful. [1/2 definitions] |
| peacock |
a male peafowl. It has a long, colorful tail, which it can raise and spread like a fan. [1/2 definitions] |
| peafowl |
a large Asian pheasant. The males have long colorful tails, which they can raise and spread like a fan. |
| piņata |
a colorful decorated container, often in the shape of a star, animal, or popular character, that is filled with candies, gifts, or other treats. The container is suspended in the air so that children, blindfolded, may try to break it open so that the treats may be gathered from the ground. The piņata is of Latin American origin. |
| plume |
a large, fluffy, colorful feather. |
| puffin |
a northern sea bird with black and white feathers and a large, flat, colorful bill. |
| ribbon |
a narrow strip or band of colorful material used to hold the hair or to tie up presents. [1/3 definitions] |
| showy |
bright, colorful, or splendid in appearance. [2 definitions] |
| snapdragon |
a garden plant that has spikes of colorful flowers. |
| zinnia |
a plant with colorful flowers that is related to the daisy. The zinnia is found in North and South America. |
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