bedeguar

bed·e·guar

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bed-i-gahr]
- /ˈbɛd ɪˌgɑr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bed-i-gahr]
- /ˈbɛd ɪˌgɑr/

Definitions of bedeguar word

noun bedeguar a moss-like growth found on rosebushes, caused by a reaction by the bush to the egg-laying process of the gall wasp or gallfly 3
noun bedeguar a gall on roses, especially the sweetbrier, produced by a gall wasp. 1
noun bedeguar (archaic) A gall produced on rosebushes, especially on the sweetbrier or eglantine, by a puncture from the ovipositor of a gallfly (Diplolepis rosae), and once supposed to have medicinal properties. 0

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Origin of bedeguar

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

1570-80; < Middle French < Arabic < Persian bād-āwar(d) windfall, literally, wind-brought

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bedeguar popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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