wood anemone

wood a·nem·o·ne

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [woo d uh-nem-uh-nee]
- /wʊd əˈnɛm əˌni/
- /wʊd əˈnem.ə.ni/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [woo d uh-nem-uh-nee]
- /wʊd əˈnɛm əˌni/

Definitions of wood anemone words

noun wood anemone any of several anemones, especially Anemone nemorosa, of the Old World, or A. quinquefolia, of the U.S. 1
noun wood anemone any of several woodland anemone plants, esp Anemone quinquefolia of E North America and A. nemorosa of Europe, having finely divided leaves and solitary white flowers 0
noun wood anemone any of several anemones 0
noun wood anemone a forest species (Anemone quinquefolia) of the E U.S. with starlike flowers 0
noun wood anemone a similar species (A. nemorosa) of Europe 0
noun wood anemone Either of two plant species of the family Ranunculaceae, Anemone nemorosa and Anemone quinquefolia. 0

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Origin of wood anemone

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

First recorded in 1650-60

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Parts of speech for Wood anemone

noun

adjective

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wood anemone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% 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.

wood anemone usage trend in Literature

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