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Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon

Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon noun: a biannual plant distributed across Europe and North America (Tragopogon pratensis).

Noun

Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon (uncountable)

  1. A biannual plant distributed across Europe and North America (Tragopogon pratensis).

Synonyms of Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon

Origin of Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon

Derives from its tendency to close its flowers around midday on sunny days.

Questions about Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon

What does Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon mean?
Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon means a biannual plant distributed across Europe and North America (Tragopogon pratensis).
What part of speech is Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon?
Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon is a noun.

Words near Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon in the dictionary

  1. jack-easy
  2. jack-fool
  3. jack-fools
  4. jack-fruit
  5. jack-fruits
  6. Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon
  7. jack-hare
  8. jack-hares
  9. jack-hunting
  10. jack-in-a-box
  11. jack-in-a-boxes

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