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baby's breath noun[ U ] uk /ˈbeɪ.biz ˌbreθ/ us /ˈbeɪ.biz ˌbreθ/(alsogypsophila) a plant with many small white or pink flowers: 满天星 The bridesmaids carried posies of white roses and baby's breath.伴娘们拿着白玫瑰和满天星的花束。 You can harvest and dry your own baby’s breath flowers.你可以收割并晒干你自己的满天星。 Goldfinch4ever/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages The bouquet contained white baby's breath, purple lupin, pink carnations, and yellow daisies. Baby's breath is commonly used in floral arrangements such as bouquets. We’re all familiar with baby’s breath (Gypsophila) in flower arrangements that use the small, delicate white flowers to fill in around larger blooms. Learning how to grow baby’s breath can be a lucrative hobby if you sell it to florists. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Flowers & flowering plants aconite adam-and-eve aeonium African daisy agapanthus eglantine elderflower elephant ear erythronium euphorbia loosestrife lords-and-ladies lotus love-in-a-mist lupin sedum sego lily self-heal senecio sensitive plant |