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shinobu

UK/ʃiːˈnəʊ.buː/US/ʃiˈnoʊ.bu/

shinobu noun: the rabbit's-foot fern (Davallia).

Noun

shinobu (plural shinobu)

  1. The rabbit's-foot fern (Davallia)

Proper noun capitalized: Shinobu

Shinobu

  1. A unisex given name from Japanese.

Forms of shinobu

pluralshinobu

Origin of shinobu

Borrowed from Japanese しのぶ (Shinobu).

Questions about shinobu

What does shinobu mean?
Shinobu means the rabbit's-foot fern (Davallia).
What part of speech is shinobu?
Shinobu can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce shinobu?
Shinobu is pronounced /ʃiːˈnəʊ.buː/ (UK).
What is the plural of shinobu?
The plural of shinobu is shinobu.

Words near shinobu in the dictionary

  1. Shino ware
  2. Shino wares
  3. shinobi
  4. shinobi-iri
  5. shinobis
  6. shinobu
  7. shinobue
  8. Shinoda
  9. Shinodas
  10. shinogi
  11. Shinola

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