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wincopipe

wincopipe noun: the pimpernel flower, Anagallis arvensis.

Noun

wincopipe (plural wincopipes)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) The pimpernel flower, Anagallis arvensis.
    • There is a small red flower in the stubble fields which country people call the wincopipe; which if it open in the morning you may be sure of a fair day to follow1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted...

Forms of wincopipe

pluralwincopipes

Questions about wincopipe

What does wincopipe mean?
Wincopipe means the pimpernel flower, Anagallis arvensis.
What part of speech is wincopipe?
Wincopipe is a noun.
What is the plural of wincopipe?
The plural of wincopipe is wincopipes.

Words near wincopipe in the dictionary

  1. Wincklers
  2. Winckworth
  3. Winckworths
  4. Wincobank
  5. wincon
  6. wincopipe
  7. wincopipes
  8. wincyette
  9. wincyettes
  10. wind
  11. wind around one's little finger

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