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sand verbena

sand ver·be·na
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sand ver-bee-nuh]
    • /sænd vərˈbi nə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sand ver-bee-nuh]
    • /sænd vərˈbi nə/

Definitions of sand verbena words

  • noun sand verbena any of several low, mostly trailing plants of the genus Abronia, of the western U.S., having showy, verbenalike flowers. 1
  • noun sand verbena any of a number of chiefly trailing plants (genus Abronia) of the four-o'clock family, with pink, white, or yellow flowers, found in sandy areas of the W U.S. 0

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Origin of sand verbena

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Sand verbena

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sand verbena popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% 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.

sand verbena usage trend in Literature

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