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- [foul-brood]
- /ˈfaʊlˌbrud/
- /fˈaʊlbruːd/
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- [foul-brood]
- /ˈfaʊlˌbrud/
Definitions of foulbrood word
- noun foulbrood any of several bacterial diseases of honeybee larvae, characterized by the putrefying of body tissues. 1
- noun foulbrood A bacterial disease of bees. 1
- noun foulbrood a disease of honeybees 0
- noun foulbrood a deadly bacterial disease of the larvae of honeybees 0
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Origin of foulbrood
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; foul + brood
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Parts of speech for Foulbrood
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
foulbrood popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% 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.
foulbrood usage trend in Literature
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