silver dollar

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silver dollar

A gardener collects silver dollars from the fragrant plant in her garden.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A coin made of silver with a value of one dollar: Specifically refers to a United States coin, historically minted from silver, with a face value of one dollar.
    • A round, flat, silvery seedpod: Refers to the distinctive, coin-like seedpod of certain plants, notably the annual honesty plant (Lunaria annua).
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Coin):
    • He collects old silver dollars from the 19th century.
    • The price of a Morgan silver dollar depends on its condition and year.
  • Noun (Seedpod):
    • The dried silver dollars from the honesty plant are popular in winter bouquets.
    • She decorated the wreath with delicate silver dollars.
Advanced Usage
  • "A pocketful of silver dollars": Used to imply having significant, tangible wealth, often in a historical or rustic context.
    • The old prospector claimed he still had a pocketful of silver dollars.
Variants and Related Words
  • Cartwheel: (Informal, noun) A slang term for a silver dollar, referring to its large size.
  • Peace Dollar: (Proper noun) A specific type of U.S. silver dollar minted from 1921-1935.
  • Morgan Dollar: (Proper noun) A specific type of U.S. silver dollar minted from 1878-1904 and again in 1921.
  • Lunaria annua: (Proper noun) The botanical name for the plant commonly known as honesty, which produces the seedpod called a silver dollar.
Synonyms
  • Dollar (in the specific context of the coin): When it is clear the reference is to the historical coin.
  • Honesty seedpod (for the plant part): A more descriptive term for the botanical item.
Related Phrases
  • To pay in silver dollars: An idiom suggesting payment in solid, valuable, or old-fashioned currency.
    • The antique dealer insisted on being paid in silver dollars.
Related Idioms
  • Not worth a silver dollar: Used to indicate something has little to no value, playing on the coin's tangible worth.
    • His promise turned out not to be worth a silver dollar.
silver dollar

A gardener collects silver dollars from the fragrant plant in her garden.

Noun
  1. southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration
  2. a dollar made of silver

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