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fox-and-cubs

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables
fox-and-cubs
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Orange hawkweed; a multi-headed wildflower of species Pilosella aurantiaca, in the family Asteraceae, native to alpine regions of central and southern Europe.

Etymology

From the appearance of orange flowers (the fox) adjacent to flower buds (the cubs).

Phrases

glaucous fox-and-cubs Pilosella lactucella yellow fox-and-cubs Pilosella caespitosa

Synonyms

devil's paintbrush grim-the-collier

Questions

What does fox-and-cubs mean?
Orange hawkweed; a multi-headed wildflower of species Pilosella aurantiaca, in the family Asteraceae, native to alpine regions of central and southern Europe.
Where does fox-and-cubs come from?
From the appearance of orange flowers (the fox) adjacent to flower buds (the cubs).

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