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live-and-die

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.94 in modern English

Syllables
live-and-die
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled

Synonyms

sensitive plant touch-me-not shame plant humble plant action plant Mimosa pudica

Questions

What does live-and-die mean?
prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled

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