virgin's-bower

vir·gin's-bow·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [vur-jinz-bou-er]
- /ˈvɜr dʒɪnzˈbaʊ ər/
- /ˈvɜː.dʒənz ˈbaʊə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vur-jinz-bou-er]
- /ˈvɜr dʒɪnzˈbaʊ ər/

Definitions of virgin's-bower word

noun virgin's-bower any of several American clematis plants, esp Clematis virginiana, of E North America, which has clusters of small white flowers 0
noun virgin's-bower any of several small-flowered forms of clematis; esp., a climbing vine (Clematis virginiana) with white flowers, native to E North America 0

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Origin of virgin's-bower

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600

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Parts of speech for Virgin's-bower

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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virgin's-bower 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 65% 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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