Universe in a Flower: Askew

Posted by Evelyn (New Milford, United States) on 7 November 2007 in Plants & Nature and Portfolio.

A chrysanthemum in a "Thousand Bloom," or "ozukuri," at the New York Botanical Garden's Kiku exhibit.


ASKEW
Pronunciation:
\ə-ˈskyü\
Function:
adverb or adjective
Etymology:
probably from 1a- + skew
Date:
1567
: out of line : awry <the picture hung askew>


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