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groundsel tree

ground·sel tree
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ground-suh l tree]
    • /ˈgraʊnd səl tri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ground-suh l tree]
    • /ˈgraʊnd səl tri/

Definitions of groundsel tree words

  • noun groundsel tree a composite shrub, Baccharis halimifolia, having dull, gray-green leaves and fruit with tufts of long, white hair, growing in salt marshes of eastern North America. 1
  • noun groundsel tree a shrub, Baccharis halimifolia, of E North America, with white plumelike fruits: family Asteraceae 0
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Origin of groundsel tree

First appearance:

before 1735
One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1735-45

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Parts of speech for Groundsel tree

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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groundsel tree popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 71% 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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