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vegetable silk

veg·e·ta·ble silk
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vej-tuh-buh l, vej-i-tuh- silk]
    • /ˈvɛdʒ tə bəl, ˈvɛdʒ ɪ tə- sɪlk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vej-tuh-buh l, vej-i-tuh- silk]
    • /ˈvɛdʒ tə bəl, ˈvɛdʒ ɪ tə- sɪlk/

Definitions of vegetable silk words

  • noun vegetable silk a fine, glossy fiber, similar to silk cotton, from the seeds of a spiny Brazilian tree, Chorisia speciosa. 1
  • noun vegetable silk any of various silky fibres obtained from the seed pods of certain plants 0
  • noun vegetable silk kapok 0
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Origin of vegetable silk

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Vegetable silk

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Full grammatical hierarchy of Vegetable silk

vegetable silk popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use 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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