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little brown jug

little brown jug noun: a low-growing plant native to the eastern US with inconspicuous green or brown flowers shaped like tiny jugs, Hexastylis arifolia.

Noun

little brown jug (usually uncountable, plural little brown jugs)

  1. (usually) A low-growing plant native to the eastern US with inconspicuous green or brown flowers shaped like tiny jugs, Hexastylis arifolia.
  2. (usually) Any of several other plants belonging to the genera Hexastylis or Asarum, all of which have similar flowers.
  3. (usually) The jug-like flower of one of these plants.

Forms of little brown jug

plurallittle brown jugs

Questions about little brown jug

What does little brown jug mean?
Little brown jug means a low-growing plant native to the eastern US with inconspicuous green or brown flowers shaped like tiny jugs, Hexastylis arifolia.
What part of speech is little brown jug?
Little brown jug is a noun.
What is the plural of little brown jug?
The plural of little brown jug is little brown jugs.

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