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- US Pronunciation
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- [fohm-flou-er]
- /ˈfoʊmˌflaʊ ər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fohm-flou-er]
- /ˈfoʊmˌflaʊ ər/
Definitions of foamflower word
- noun foamflower a North American plant, Tiarella cordifolia, having a cluster of small, usually white flowers. 1
- noun foamflower Any of the genus Tiarella of wildflowers and garden plants in the saxifrage family. 1
- noun foamflower a perennial saxifragaceous plant, Tiarella cordifolia, of North America and Asia, having spring-blooming white flowers 0
- noun foamflower a small plant (Tiarella cordifolia) of the saxifrage family, with white flowers that bloom in the spring, found in E North America 0
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Origin of foamflower
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; foam + flower
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Parts of speech for Foamflower
noun
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preposition
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foamflower popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% 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.
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