baby's breath

Noun

1. A genus, Gypsophila, of about 100 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Europe, Asia and north Africa.
   • A tumult erupts when the Major, in full dress uniform and pressing a corsage of orchids and baby's breath to his bosom, steps out on to the verandah […] - 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 304