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shade-grown

shade-grown
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sheyd grohn]
    • /ʃeɪd groʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sheyd grohn]
    • /ʃeɪd groʊn/

Definition of shade-grown word

  • adjective shade-grown grown in the shade, especially in artificial shade, as under a cloth. 1

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Origin of shade-grown

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1905-10

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Shade-grown

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shade-grown popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 70% 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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