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ratstripper

ratstripper noun: an ornamental evergreen groundcover or low shrub native to the Appalachian mountains of the Eastern US, Paxistima canbyi.

Noun

ratstripper (usually uncountable, plural ratstrippers)

  1. (usually) An ornamental evergreen groundcover or low shrub native to the Appalachian mountains of the Eastern US, Paxistima canbyi

Synonyms of ratstripper

Forms of ratstripper

pluralratstrippers
alternative formrat-stripper

Origin of ratstripper

From rat + stripper.

Questions about ratstripper

What does ratstripper mean?
Ratstripper means an ornamental evergreen groundcover or low shrub native to the Appalachian mountains of the Eastern US, Paxistima canbyi.
What part of speech is ratstripper?
Ratstripper is a noun.
What is the plural of ratstripper?
The plural of ratstripper is ratstrippers.

Words near ratstripper in the dictionary

  1. ratskins
  2. ratsnake
  3. ratsnakes
  4. ratsona
  5. ratsonas
  6. ratstripper
  7. ratstrippers
  8. rattachism
  9. Rattai
  10. rattail
  11. rattail cactus

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