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snottygobble

snottygobble noun: a plant of the genus Persoonia.

snottygobble: a plant of the genus Persoonia
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Noun

snottygobble (plural snottygobbles)

  1. (Australia, Western) A plant of the genus Persoonia.
    • Similarly, residents of Perth are likely to recognise the sickle-shaped leaves of their commonest snottygobble, Persoonia longifolia.2001, Society for Growing Australian Plants, Australian Plants, Volume 21, Issue 166 - Volume 22, Issue 181, page 62
    • I can vouch for this technique, as my colleagues and I used it to sample the apparently odorless flowers of snottygobble bushes (Persoonia) in Australia.2002, Peter Bernhardt, The Rose′s Kiss: A Natural History of Flowers, page 118
    Synonyms:
    geebung, persoonia

Synonyms of snottygobble

Forms of snottygobble

pluralsnottygobbles

Origin of snottygobble

A borrowing from the British dialect of Bedfordshire where it referred to the fruit of the yew tree. By surface analysis, snotty + gobble.

Questions about snottygobble

What does snottygobble mean?
Snottygobble means a plant of the genus Persoonia.
What part of speech is snottygobble?
Snottygobble is a noun.
What is the plural of snottygobble?
The plural of snottygobble is snottygobbles.

Words near snottygobble in the dictionary

  1. snottites
  2. Snottsdale
  3. snotty
  4. snotty's nurse
  5. snotty-nosed
  6. snottygobble
  7. snottygobbles
  8. snotwad
  9. snotwads
  10. snotziekte
  11. snough

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