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Definition of Showy

Showy
Showy Show"y, a. [Compar. Showier; superl. Showiest.] Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy. A present of everything that was rich and showy. --Addison. Syn: Splendid; gay; gaudy; gorgeous; fine; magnificent; grand; stately; sumptuous; pompous.

Meaning of Showy from wikipedia

- Showy beardtongue or showy penstemon is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Penstemon cobaea, native to the south central United States...
- Gypsophila elegans, the annual baby's-breath or showy baby's-breath, is an ornamental plant native to Asia and Europe. Wikimedia Commons has media related...
- perennial plant in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae), known commonly as the showy milkweed and is found in the western half of North America. This flowering...
- Medinilla magnifica, the showy medinilla or rose grape, is a species of epiphytic flowering plant, of the family Melastomataceae, native to the Philippines...
- Crotalaria spectabilis, the showy rattlebox or showy rattlepod, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae. It is native to the Indian...
- Showy goldenrod is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Solidago erecta, native to the eastern United States, formerly treated as a variety...
- Solandra grandiflora, the showy chalicevine, or papaturra is a member of the nightshade (Solanaceae) genus Solandra and, like the other members of the...
- Sorbus decora, commonly known as the northern mountain ash, showy mountain-ash, Greenland mountain-ash, and dogberry, is a species of deciduous shrub...
- known by several common names, including pinkladies, pink evening primrose, showy evening primrose, Mexican primrose, and buttercups (not to be confused with...
- previously classified as Galvezia speciosa, is commonly known as showy island snapdragon or showy greenbright. It is a perennial plant, which is endemic to California...