goosegrass

goose grass

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \-ˌgras\
- /ˈguːsgrɑːs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \-ˌgras\

Definitions of goosegrass word

noun goosegrass cleavers. 1
noun goosegrass Any of various grasses, sometimes used as food for geese, principally in genus Eleusine. 1
noun goosegrass any of various weeds or weedy grasses, as knotgrass or cleavers 0
noun goosegrass A common name for several grasses, sedges, and annual herbs. 0

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Origin of goosegrass

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

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Parts of speech for Goosegrass

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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goosegrass popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

goosegrass usage trend in Literature

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