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love-lies-bleeding

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables
love-lies-bleed-ing
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tropical plant of species Amaranthus caudatus, that has clusters of little red flowers

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

bleeding heart

Frequently Paired Words

bleeding heart

Synonyms

foxtail amaranth pendant amaranth tassel flower quilete velvet flower amaranthus caudatus

Questions

What does love-lies-bleeding mean?
A tropical plant of species Amaranthus caudatus, that has clusters of little red flowers

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