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- [oil plant, plahnt]
- /ɔɪl plænt, plɑnt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [oil plant, plahnt]
- /ɔɪl plænt, plɑnt/
Definition of oil-plant word
- noun oil-plant any of several plants, as the castor-oil plant or sesame, the seeds of which yield an oil. 1
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Origin of oil-plant
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Oil-plant
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
oil-plant popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% 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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