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laburnum

la·bur·num
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [luh-bur-nuh m]
    • /ləˈbɜr nəm/
    • /ləˈbɜː.nəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [luh-bur-nuh m]
    • /ləˈbɜr nəm/

Definitions of laburnum word

  • noun laburnum any of several small trees belonging to the genus Laburnum, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of pendulous yellow flowers, especially L. alpinum, the Scotch laburnum. 1
  • noun laburnum A small European tree that has hanging clusters of yellow flowers succeeded by slender pods containing poisonous seeds. The hard timber is sometimes used as an ebony substitute. Native to Central and Southern Europe, laburnums have been widely planted as ornamentals. 1
  • noun laburnum tree with yellow hanging flowers 1
  • variable noun laburnum A laburnum or a laburnum tree is a small tree which has long stems of yellow flowers. 0
  • noun laburnum any leguminous tree or shrub of the Eurasian genus Laburnum, having clusters of yellow drooping flowers: all parts of the plant are poisonous 0
  • noun laburnum any of a genus (Laburnum) of small, poisonous trees and shrubs of the pea family, with three-part leaves and drooping racemes of yellow flowers 0

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Origin of laburnum

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < New Latin, Latin

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Parts of speech for Laburnum

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

laburnum popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Top questions with laburnum

  • how to grow laburnum from seed?
  • what does laburnum mean?
  • when to prune laburnum tree?
  • how to prune a laburnum tree?

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