Definition of showy

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Showy (a.) Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy.

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Majolica :: Majolica (n.) A kind of pottery, with opaque glazing and showy, which reached its greatest perfection in Italy in the 16th century..
Nymphaea :: Nymphaea (n.) A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white, blue, pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water lily and the Egyptia lotus..
Flower-fence :: Flower-fence (n.) A tropical leguminous bush (Poinciana, / Caesalpinia, pulcherrima) with prickly branches, and showy yellow or red flowers; -- so named from its having been sometimes used for hedges in the West Indies..
Nobby :: Nobby (a.) Stylish; modish; elegant; showy; aristocratic; fashionable.
Jaunty :: "Jaunty (superl.) Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner..
Ipomoea :: Ipomoea (n.) A genus of twining plants with showy monopetalous flowers, including the morning-glory, the sweet potato, and the cypress vine..
Gallant :: Gallant (a.) Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
Gewgaw :: Gewgaw (a.) Showy; unreal; pretentious.
Flash :: Flash (n.) To trick up in a showy manner.
Superbiate :: Superb (a.) Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition..
Lenten :: Lenten (n.) Spare; meager; plain; somber; unostentatious; not abundant or showy.
Trumpery :: Trumpery (n.) Something serving to deceive by false show or pretense; falsehood; deceit; worthless but showy matter; hence, things worn out and of no value; rubbish..
Masterwort :: Masterwort (n.) The Astrantia major, a European umbelliferous plant with a showy colored involucre..
Turn-out :: Turn-out (n.) That which is prominently brought forward or exhibited; hence, an equipage; as, a man with a showy carriage and horses is said to have a fine turn-out..
Jacaranda :: Jacaranda (n.) A genus of bignoniaceous Brazilian trees with showy trumpet-shaped flowers.
Toadflax :: Toadflax (n.) An herb (Linaria vulgaris) of the Figwort family, having narrow leaves and showy orange and yellow flowers; -- called also butter and eggs, flaxweed, and ramsted..
Hydrangea :: Hydrangea (n.) A genus of shrubby plants bearing opposite leaves and large heads of showy flowers, white, or of various colors. H. hortensis, the common garden species, is a native of China or Japan..
Dashing :: Dashing (a.) Bold; spirited; showy.
Oswego Tea :: Oswego tea () An American aromatic herb (Monarda didyma), with showy, bright red, labiate flowers..
Larkspur :: Larkspur (n.) A genus of ranunculaceous plants (Delphinium), having showy flowers, and a spurred calyx. They are natives of the North Temperate zone. The commonest larkspur of the gardens is D. Consolida. The flower of the bee larkspur (D. elatum) has two petals bearded with yellow hairs, and looks not unlike a bee..
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