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wake-robin

wake-rob·in
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [weyk rob-in]
    • /weɪk ˈrɒb ɪn/
    • /weɪk ˈrɒb.ɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [weyk rob-in]
    • /weɪk ˈrɒb ɪn/

Definitions of wake-robin word

  • noun wake-robin the cuckoopint. 1
  • noun wake-robin any of various plants belonging to the genus Trillium, native to eastern North America, of the lily family, as T. erectum, having rank-smelling purple, yellow, or white flowers. 1
  • noun wake-robin any of various North American herbaceous plants of the genus Trillium, such as T. grandiflorum, having a whorl of three leaves and three-petalled solitary flowers: family Trilliaceae 0
  • noun wake-robin any of various aroid plants, esp the cuckoopint 0
  • noun wake-robin trillium 0
  • noun wake-robin any of several arums, esp. the cuckoopint 0

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Origin of wake-robin

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30

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Parts of speech for Wake-robin

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

wake-robin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% 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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