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- [weyk rob-in]
- /weɪk ˈrɒb ɪn/
- /weɪk ˈrɒb.ɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
Historical Comparancy
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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