wood betony

wood bet·o·ny

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [woo d bet-n-ee]
- /wʊd ˈbɛt n i/
- /wʊd bɪtˈɒni/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [woo d bet-n-ee]
- /wʊd ˈbɛt n i/

Definitions of wood betony words

noun wood betony the betony, Stachys officinalis. 1
noun wood betony a hairy lousewort, Pedicularis canadensis, native to eastern North America, having deeply lobed leaves and a dense cluster of yellow or red tubular flowers. 1
noun wood betony a North American scrophulariaceous plant, Pedicularis canadensis 0
noun wood betony lousewort 0

See all 4 definitions of wood betony

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Origin of wood betony

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 betony

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wood betony

wood betony 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 betony usage trend in Literature

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