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butterfly bush

but·ter·fly bush
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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

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Origin of butterfly bush

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35

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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

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