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carolina moonseed

Car·o·li·na moon·seed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-uh-lahy-nuh moon-seed]
    • /ˌkær əˈlaɪ nə ˈmunˌsid/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-uh-lahy-nuh moon-seed]
    • /ˌkær əˈlaɪ nə ˈmunˌsid/

Definition of carolina moonseed words

  • noun carolina moonseed a twining woody vine, Cocculus carolinus, of the southeastern U.S., having inconspicuous flowers and showy, red fruit. 1

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Origin of carolina moonseed

First appearance:

before 1775
One of the 45% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1775-85

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Parts of speech for Carolina moonseed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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carolina moonseed popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% 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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