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wallflower

Someone who remains on the outer edges of a social event, especially a dance or party, and does not participate due to being shy or unpopular. I used to be a real wallflower when I was in high school. It wasn't until I got to college that I finally started having a bit more confidence and began enjoying myself at parties.
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The wallflower is a member of the cabbage family and so can be prone to the vegetable's problems such as club root and downy mildew.
Generally speaking, wallflowers, or Erysimum to give them their Latin This means that they are grown from seed in the first year and establish roots and leaves, then in the second year they flower and when they're finished flowering are discarded.
The title track is a cover of an old Bob Dylan song and this particular "Wallflower" manages to bring a barroom and country flavour to the relaxed affair.
Wallflower isn't up there with some of Ms Krall's earlier efforts, but it's still an enjoyable way to spend 45 minutes.
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| FORGING NEW PATHS: Logan Lerman, left, Ezra Miller and Emma Watson in The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
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Washington, Sept 12 ( ANI ): Emma Watson recently revealed too much, as her dress slipped out of place at the Hollywood premiere of 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower' on Monday.
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Did you ever experience feeling like a wallflower or being rejected when captains were picking teams?
QI saw some wonderful plants which I thought were wallflower but was told they were Erysimum.
At first glance, the Minx 18V creates a euphoric sense of hope in onlookers, much like the feeling a wallflower would experience after misinterpreting a glance from the popular girl--it was meant for the jock behind him.
In this investigation the best diurnal time and duration of mechanical stress treatment are studied using 'Impactor' and shaker devices on wallflower and snapdragon seedlings (as biennial plants), respectively.
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