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- [med-oh-sweet]
- /ˈmɛd oʊˌswit/
- /ˈmedəʊswiːt/
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- [med-oh-sweet]
- /ˈmɛd oʊˌswit/
Definitions of meadowsweet word
- noun meadowsweet any plant belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, especially S. latifolia, having white or pink flowers. 1
- noun meadowsweet any plant of the closely related genus Filipendula (or Ulmaria). 1
- noun meadowsweet (botany) A Eurasian perennial flowering plant of Rosaceae family, Filipendula ulmaria. 1
- noun meadowsweet a Eurasian rosaceous plant, Filipendula ulmaria, with dense heads of small fragrant cream-coloured flowers 0
- noun meadowsweet any of several North American rosaceous plants of the genus Spiraea, having pyramid-shaped sprays of small flowers 0
- noun meadowsweet any of several spireas; esp., either of two common species (Spiraea alba and S. latifolia) 0
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Origin of meadowsweet
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; meadow + sweet
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Parts of speech for Meadowsweet
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
meadowsweet popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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