mother-in-law plant
mother-in-law plant
M m Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [muhth -er-in-law plant, plahnt]
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [muhth -er-in-law plant, plahnt]
Definition of mother-in-law plant words
- noun mother-in-law plant a West Indian foliage plant, Dieffenbachia seguine, of the arum family, having yellow-blotched leaves that cause temporary speechlessness when chewed. 1
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Origin of mother-in-law plant
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1690-1700
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Parts of speech for Mother-in-law plant
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mother-in-law plant popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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