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- [rok kres]
- /rɒk krɛs/
- /rɒk kres/
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- [rok kres]
- /rɒk krɛs/
Definition of rock cress words
- noun rock cress any of several low growing plants belonging to the genus Arabis, of the mustard family, having spikes or one-sided clusters of white, pink, or purple flowers, grown as an ornamental in rock gardens. 1
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Origin of rock cress
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10
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Parts of speech for Rock cress
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rock cress popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% 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.
rock cress usage trend in Literature
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