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glory-pea

glo·ry-pea
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [glawr-ee, glohr-ee pee]
    • /ˈglɔr i, ˈgloʊr i pi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [glawr-ee, glohr-ee pee]
    • /ˈglɔr i, ˈgloʊr i pi/

Definition of glory-pea word

  • noun glory-pea either of two trailing plants, Clianthus formosus or C. puniceus, of Australia and New Zealand, having showy red flowers. 1

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Origin of glory-pea

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Glory-pea

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

glory-pea popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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