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globeflower

globe·flow·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [glohb-flou-er]
    • /ˈgloʊbˌflaʊ ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [glohb-flou-er]
    • /ˈgloʊbˌflaʊ ər/

Definitions of globeflower word

  • noun globeflower any of several plants belonging to the genus Trollius, of the buttercup family, as T. laxus, of North America, having rounded, yellowish flowers. 1
  • noun globeflower A plant of the buttercup family with globular yellow or orange flowers, native to north temperate regions. 1
  • noun globeflower any ranunculaceous plant of the genus Trollius, having pale yellow, white, or orange globe-shaped flowers 0
  • noun globeflower any of a genus (Trollius) of plants of the buttercup family, with white, orange, or yellow globe-shaped flowers 0
  • noun globeflower kerria 0

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Origin of globeflower

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; globe + flower

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Parts of speech for Globeflower

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

globeflower popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

globeflower usage trend in Literature

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