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gympie-gympie

/ˌɡɪmpi ˈɡɪmpi/

gympie-gympie noun: an Australian plant Dendrocnide moroides or Laportea moroides that has toxic, stinging leaves.

Noun

gympie-gympie (plural gympie-gympies)

  1. An Australian plant Dendrocnide moroides or Laportea moroides that has toxic, stinging leaves

Forms of gympie-gympie

pluralgympie-gympies

Origin of gympie-gympie

Borrowed from Gabi gimpi gimpi.

Questions about gympie-gympie

What does gympie-gympie mean?
Gympie-gympie means an Australian plant Dendrocnide moroides or Laportea moroides that has toxic, stinging leaves.
What part of speech is gympie-gympie?
Gympie-gympie is a noun.
How do you pronounce gympie-gympie?
Gympie-gympie is pronounced /ˌɡɪmpi ˈɡɪmpi/.
What is the plural of gympie-gympie?
The plural of gympie-gympie is gympie-gympies.

Words near gympie-gympie in the dictionary

  1. gymnurid
  2. gymnurids
  3. gymp
  4. gymped
  5. gympie
  6. gympie-gympie
  7. gympie-gympies
  8. gympies
  9. gymping
  10. gymps
  11. gymrat

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