pussy-paw

What does pussy-paw mean?

pussy-paw means "pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America".

How many syllables are in pussy-paw?

pussy-paw has 3 syllables and divides as pus-sy--paw under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for pussy-paw?

Close synonyms include pussy-paws, pussy's-paw, Spraguea umbellatum, Calyptridium umbellatum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pussy-paw a common word?

pussy-paw is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for pussy-paw come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.