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feathershank

feathershank noun: any of the genus Schoenocaulon of North American perennial herbaceous flowering plants.

Noun

feathershank (uncountable)

  1. Any of the genus Schoenocaulon of North American perennial herbaceous flowering plants.

Origin of feathershank

feather + shank

Questions about feathershank

What does feathershank mean?
Feathershank means any of the genus Schoenocaulon of North American perennial herbaceous flowering plants.
What part of speech is feathershank?
Feathershank is a noun.

Words near feathershank in the dictionary

  1. featherpates
  2. feathers
  3. feathers in one's cap
  4. feathers one's nest
  5. feathers one's own nest
  6. feathershank
  7. feathersome
  8. featherstick
  9. feathersticks
  10. featherstitch
  11. featherstitched

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