prince's feather

prince's-feath·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prin-siz-feth-er]
- /ˈprɪn sɪzˈfɛθ ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prin-siz-feth-er]
- /ˈprɪn sɪzˈfɛθ ər/

Definitions of prince's feather words

noun prince's feather a tall, showy plant, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, of the amaranth family, having reddish foliage and thick spikes of small, red flowers. 1
noun prince's feather a hairy, much-branched, plant, Polygonum orientale, of the buckwheat family, native to Asia and Australia, having pink or rose-colored flower spikes, naturalized in North America. 1
noun prince's feather an amaranthaceous garden plant, Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus, with spikes of bristly brownish-red flowers 0
noun prince's feather a tall tropical polygonaceous plant, Polygonum orientale, with hanging spikes of pink flowers 0
noun prince's feather a tropical pigweed (Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachyus), sometimes grown as a garden flower for its elongated spikes of bristly, red flowers 0

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Origin of prince's feather

First appearance:

before 1620

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1620-30

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Parts of speech for Prince's feather

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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prince's feather popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 62% 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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