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- US Pronunciation
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- [ad-erz-mouth]
- /ˈæd ərzˌmaʊθ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ad-erz-mouth]
- /ˈæd ərzˌmaʊθ/
Definitions of adder's-mouth word
- noun adder's-mouth any of various orchids of the genus Malaxis that occur in all parts of the world except Australia and New Zealand and have small usually greenish flowers 3
- noun adder's-mouth any of a number of related orchids (genus Malaxis) with greenish flowers 3
- noun plural adder's-mouth any of several North American, terrestrial orchids of the genus Malaxis, having tiny white or greenish flowers. 1
- noun plural adder's-mouth rose pogonia. 1
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Origin of adder's-mouth
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1830-40
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Parts of speech for Adder's-mouth
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
adder's-mouth popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% 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.
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