hardheads

/ˈhɑrdˌhɛdz/
noun
  1. A type of plant with round, hard flower heads, also called knapweed.
    • Bees love the nectar from hardheads in late summer.
    • Hardheads are often found growing in dry, sunny meadows.
    • The field was full of purple hardheads swaying in the breeze.
  2. Stubborn or practical people (informal, plural).
    • The committee was a group of hardheads who refused to listen to new ideas.
    • Only a few hardheads still believed the old method was better.
    • The hardheads in the room voted against any changes to the schedule.
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