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diddle-dee

/ˈdɪdəlˌdiː/

diddle-dee noun: a plant in the heath family, of species Empetrum rubrum.

Noun

diddle-dee

  1. A plant in the heath family, of species Empetrum rubrum.
    • You have plenty of diddle-dee berries out there, and if ground up and mixed with a suitable liquid it would make a very good cologne for men. They are in great demand, and the market is wide open.1982 January 18, W. Barnes, “You've Gotta Be Kidding Department”, in The Penguin News, Stanley, Falkland Islands: Graham Bound, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2025, page 8; republished by the...
    Synonyms:
    red crowberry

Synonyms of diddle-dee

Questions about diddle-dee

What does diddle-dee mean?
Diddle-dee means a plant in the heath family, of species Empetrum rubrum.
What part of speech is diddle-dee?
Diddle-dee is a noun.
How do you pronounce diddle-dee?
Diddle-dee is pronounced /ˈdɪdəlˌdiː/.

Words near diddle-dee in the dictionary

  1. diddle for middle
  2. diddle-daddle
  3. diddle-daddled
  4. diddle-daddles
  5. diddle-daddling
  6. diddle-dee
  7. Diddlebury
  8. diddled
  9. diddledee
  10. diddledees
  11. diddler

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