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farewell-to-spring

fare·well-to-spring
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fair-wel too spring]
    • /ˌfɛərˈwɛl tu sprɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fair-wel too spring]
    • /ˌfɛərˈwɛl tu sprɪŋ/

Definitions of farewell-to-spring word

  • noun farewell-to-spring a slender, showy plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, native to western North America, having satiny, cup-shaped, lilac-crimson or reddish-pink flowers and roundish fruit. 1
  • noun farewell-to-spring a W American plant (Clarkia amoena) of the evening-primrose family, with showy purple, pink, or white flowers 0

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Origin of farewell-to-spring

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Farewell-to-spring

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

farewell-to-spring popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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