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goat's-beard

/ˈɡəʊtsbɪəd/

goat's-beard noun: a woodland plant of the family Rosaceae, Aruncus dioicus.

goat's-beard: a woodland plant of the family Rosaceae, Aruncus dioicus
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Noun

goat's-beard (countable and uncountable, plural goat's-beards)

  1. A woodland plant of the family Rosaceae, Aruncus dioicus.
  2. A yellow-flowered Eurasian plant, of the genus Tragopogon.

Forms of goat's-beard

pluralgoat's-beards

Origin of goat's-beard

From goat + beard, in translation of Greek τραγοπώγων or Latin barba capri.

Words formed from goat's-beard

Questions about goat's-beard

What does goat's-beard mean?
Goat's-beard means a woodland plant of the family Rosaceae, Aruncus dioicus.
What part of speech is goat's-beard?
Goat's-beard is a noun.
How do you pronounce goat's-beard?
Goat's-beard is pronounced /ˈɡəʊtsbɪəd/.
What is the plural of goat's-beard?
The plural of goat's-beard is goat's-beards.

Words near goat's-beard in the dictionary

  1. goat's milk cheese
  2. goat's milk cheeses
  3. goat's milks
  4. goat's rue
  5. goat's thorn
  6. goat's-beard
  7. goat's-beards
  8. goat's-milk cheese
  9. goat's-milk cheeses
  10. goat-antelope
  11. goat-antelopes

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