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Noun
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(n)
spinster
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old maid
(an elderly unmarried woman)
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zinnia
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old maid
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old maid flower
(any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads)
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periwinkle
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rose periwinkle
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Madagascar periwinkle
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old maid
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Cape periwinkle
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red periwinkle
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cayenne jasmine
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Catharanthus roseus
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Vinca rosea
(commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers)
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old maid
(the loser in a game of old maid)
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old maid
(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'))