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blue-curls

blue-curls
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bloo-kurlz]
    • /blu kɝːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bloo-kurlz]
    • /blu kɝːl/

Definitions of blue-curls word

  • noun blue-curls any of a genus (Trichostema) of plants of the mint family, with downy, narrow leaves and blue flowers 3
  • noun plural blue-curls (used with a singular or plural verb) any of several plants belonging to the genus Trichostema, of the mint family, having blue to pink or, rarely, white flowers with long, curved filaments. 1
  • noun plural blue-curls selfheal (def 1). 1

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Origin of blue-curls

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1810-20

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Parts of speech for Blue-curls

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

blue-curls popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% 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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