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sneezeweed

sneeze·weed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sneez-weed]
    • /ˈsnizˌwid/
    • /snˈiːzwiːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sneez-weed]
    • /ˈsnizˌwid/

Definitions of sneezeweed word

  • noun sneezeweed any of several coarse composite plants of the genus Helenium, the flowers of which resemble sunflowers and cause sneezing. 1
  • noun sneezeweed any of several American plants belonging to the Asteraceae family, so called because of the allergic reaction they produce in humans and animals 0
  • noun sneezeweed any of a genus (Helenium) of plants of the composite family; esp., a North American perennial (H. autumnale) said to cause sneezing 0

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Origin of sneezeweed

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; sneeze + weed1

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Parts of speech for Sneezeweed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sneezeweed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% 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.

sneezeweed usage trend in Literature

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