handflower

Meaning

Noun

• A Mexican hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).
• A wallflower (Erysimum cheiri (species), syn. Cheiranthus cheiri (species)).
• An item of jewellery consisting of a bracelet linked to a ring by chains, lace or other elements which cross the back of the hand.

Origin

• hand + flower. Chiranthodendron pentadactylon is so called because its flowers resemble five-fingered human hands.