ground pine

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ground pahyn]
- /graʊnd paɪn/
- /ɡraʊnd paɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ground pahyn]
- /graʊnd paɪn/

Definitions of ground pine words

noun ground pine any of several species of club moss, especially Lycopodium obscurum or L. complanatum. 1
noun ground pine a European herb, Ajuga chamaepitys, of the mint family, having a resinous odor. 1
noun ground pine a hairy plant, Ajuga chamaepitys, of Europe and N Africa, having two-lipped yellow flowers marked with red spots: family Lamiaceae (labiates). It smells of pine when crushed 0
noun ground pine any of certain North American club mosses, esp Lycopodium obscurum 0
noun ground pine any of several lycopods (genus Lycopodium) having forking stems covered with leaves like some evergreen needles 0
noun ground pine Any of several plants, none of the following being pines. 0

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Origin of ground pine

First appearance:

before 1545

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1545-55

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Parts of speech for Ground pine

noun

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ground pine 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 53% 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.

ground pine usage trend in Literature

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