whitebeam

white·beam

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hwahyt-beem, wahyt-]
- /ˈʰwaɪtˌbim, ˈwaɪt-/
- /wˈaɪtbiːm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwahyt-beem, wahyt-]
- /ˈʰwaɪtˌbim, ˈwaɪt-/

Definitions of whitebeam word

noun whitebeam a European tree, Sorbus aria, of the rose family, having leathery leaves, showy, white flowers, and mealy, orange-red or scarlet fruit. 1
noun whitebeam a N temperate rosaceous tree, Sorbus aria, having leaves with dense white hairs on the undersurface and hard timber 0
noun whitebeam any of several similar and closely related trees 0

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Origin of whitebeam

First appearance:

before 1695

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1695-1705; white + beam

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Parts of speech for Whitebeam

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adverb

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whitebeam popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% 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.

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