thrift

noun [U] (PLANT)

/θrɪft/

Definition

› a small plant with, typically, pink flowers on long stems that often grows wild on cliffs by the seaFlowers and flowering plantsFlowers - general words

(Definition of thrift noun (PLANT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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Synonyms and related words:

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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