goatsbeard

goats·beard

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gohts-beerd]
- /ˈgoʊtsˌbɪərd/
- /ɡˈəʊtsbiəd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gohts-beerd]
- /ˈgoʊtsˌbɪərd/

Definitions of goatsbeard word

noun goatsbeard any of several composite plants of the genus Tragopogon, especially T. pratensis, having yellow flower heads. 1
noun goatsbeard a plant, Aruncus dioicus, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and long, slender spikes of small white flowers. 1
noun goatsbeard Alternative spelling of goat's-beard. 1
noun goatsbeard a Eurasian plant, Tragopogon pratensis, with woolly stems and large heads of yellow rayed flowers surrounded by large green bracts: family Asteraceae (composites) 0
noun goatsbeard an American rosaceous plant, Aruncus sylvester, with long spikes of small white flowers 0
noun goatsbeard a hardy plant (Aruncus dioicus) of the rose family, with spikes of white flowers in clusters 0

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Origin of goatsbeard

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

1570-80; goat + -'s1 + beard

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Parts of speech for Goatsbeard

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Goatsbeard

goatsbeard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% 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.

goatsbeard usage trend in Literature

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