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- [flee-beyn]
- /ˈfliˌbeɪn/
- /ˈfliːbeɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [flee-beyn]
- /ˈfliˌbeɪn/
Definitions of fleabane word
- noun fleabane any of various composite plants, as Pulicaria dysenterica, of Europe, or Erigeron philadelphicus, of the U.S., reputed to destroy or drive away fleas. 1
- noun fleabane A herbaceous plant of the daisy family, reputed to drive away fleas. 1
- noun fleabane any of several plants of the genus Erigeron, such as E. acer, having purplish tubular flower heads with orange centres: family Asteraceae (composites) 0
- noun fleabane any of several plants of the related genus Pulicaria, esp the Eurasian P. dysenterica, which has yellow daisy-like flower heads 0
- noun fleabane any of various other plants reputed to ward off fleas 0
- noun fleabane erigeron 0
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Origin of fleabane
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50; flea + bane
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Parts of speech for Fleabane
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fleabane popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% 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.
fleabane usage trend in Literature
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