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hay-fever

hay-fever is the alternative spelling of hay fever.

Meaning of hay fever

Noun

hay fever (usually uncountable, plural hay fevers)

  1. (usually) An allergy to the pollen of grass or other plants that causes symptoms similar to those of a cold; pollinosis.
    Synonyms:
    allergic rhinitis, hay asthma, hay cold, pollinosis, rose fever

Questions about hay-fever

What is hay-fever the alternative spelling of?
Hay-fever is the alternative spelling of hay fever.

Words near hay-fever in the dictionary

  1. hay-botes
  2. hay-cock
  3. hay-cocks
  4. hay-day
  5. hay-days
  6. hay-fever
  7. Hay-on-Wye
  8. hay-scented fern
  9. hay-scented ferns
  10. Hay-Wells syndrome
  11. haya

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