old maid

Noun
  1. An elderly unmarried woman (synset 110655886)
    is a type of: unmarried woman - a woman who is not married
    same as: spinster
  2. Any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads (synset 112054610)
    is a type of: flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
    subtypes:
    • white zinnia, zinnia acerosa - subshrub with slender woolly stems and long narrow leaves and flower heads with white rays; southern United States and northern Mexico
    • little golden zinnia, zinnia grandiflora - subshrub having short leafy stems and numerous small flower heads with nearly round yellow-orange rays; Arizona south to Mexico and east to Kansas
    belongs to: genus zinnia - genus of annual or perennial plants of tropical America having solitary heads of brightly colored flowers
    same as: old maid flower, zinnia
  3. Commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers (synset 111792877)
    is a type of: herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
    belongs to: catharanthus, genus catharanthus - small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar; widely naturalized in the tropics; formerly included in genus Vinca
    same as: cape periwinkle, catharanthus roseus, cayenne jasmine, madagascar periwinkle, periwinkle, red periwinkle, rose periwinkle, vinca rosea
  4. The loser in a game of old maid (synset 110293049)
    is a type of: also-ran, loser - a contestant who loses the contest
  5. 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') (synset 100494869)
    is a type of: card game, cards - a game played with playing cards

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