butterfly bush
but·ter·fly bush
B b Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [buht-er-flahy boo sh]
- /ˈbʌt ərˌflaɪ bʊʃ/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [buht-er-flahy boo sh]
- /ˈbʌt ərˌflaɪ bʊʃ/
Definitions of butterfly bush words
- noun butterfly bush buddleia 3
- noun butterfly bush any tropical shrub belonging to the genus Buddleia, of the logania family, having clusters of showy lilac, white, or yellow flowers. 1
- noun butterfly bush Any buddleia, genus Buddleja. 0
- noun butterfly bush The butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa. 0
- noun butterfly bush Rotheca myricoides. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of butterfly bush
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Butterfly bush
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
butterfly bush popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
butterfly bush usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSee also
Matching words
- Words starting with b
- Words starting with bu
- Words starting with but
- Words starting with butt
- Words starting with butte
- Words starting with butter
- Words starting with butterf
- Words starting with butterfl
- Words starting with butterfly
- Words starting with butterflyb
- Words starting with butterflybu
- Words starting with butterflybus
- Words starting with butterflybush