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PRONUNCIATION OF CHINKERINCHEE

chinkerinchee  [ˈtʃɪŋkəˌrɪntʃiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHINKERINCHEE

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conjunction
determiner
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Chinkerinchee is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHINKERINCHEE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

chinkerinchee

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Ornithogalum thyrsoides is a plant species that is endemic to the Cape Province in South Africa. It is also known by the common names of chinkerinchee or chincherinchee, star-of-Bethlehem or wonder-flower.

Definition of chinkerinchee in the English dictionary

The definition of chinkerinchee in the dictionary is a common name for the plant Ornithogalum thyrsoides, a flowering bulb that produces clusters of flowers through a spectrum of white to yellow.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHINKERINCHEE


bocce
ˈbɒtʃiː
chee-chee
ˈtʃiːˌtʃiː
chincherinchee
ˌtʃɪntʃərɪnˈtʃiː
culchie
ˈkʌltʃiː
debauchee
ˌdɛbɔːˈtʃiː
elchee
ˈɛltʃiː
geechee
ˈɡiːtʃiː
kimchi
ˈkɪmtʃiː
Kochi
kəʊˈtʃiː
lichee
ˌlaɪˈtʃiː
lichi
ˌlaɪˈtʃiː
litchi
ˌlaɪˈtʃiː
lychee
ˌlaɪˈtʃiː
mirchi
miːrˈtʃiː
Penchi
ˈpɛnˈtʃiː
Penki
ˈpɛnˈtʃiː
qi
tʃiː
shchi
ʃtʃiː
vouchee
vaʊˈtʃiː
Wu-lu-mu-ch´i
ˈwuːˈluːˈmuːˈtʃiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHINKERINCHEE

chink
chink in one´s armour
chinkapin
chinkara
Chinkiang
Chinkie
chinkies
chinky
chinless
chinless wonder
chinned
chinning
chinning bar
chino
chinoiserie
chinone
chinook
Chinook Jargon
Chinook salmon
chinos

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHINKERINCHEE

banshee
buckshee
Chukchee
coachee
couchee
ditrochee
fourchee
garnishee
ghee
hee-hee
Manichee
prithee
Rhee
rushee
spahee
tee-hee
thee
towhee
trochee
whee

Synonyms and antonyms of chinkerinchee in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chinkerinchee» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

chinkerinchee
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chinkerinchee
570 millions of speakers

English

chinkerinchee
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

chinkerinchee
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

chinkerinchee
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

chinkerinchee
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chinkerinchee
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

chinkerinchee
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chinkerinchee
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chinkerinchee
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

chinkerinchee
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

chinkerinchee
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

chinkerinchee
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chinkerinchee
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chinkerinchee
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

chinkerinchee
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिन्मेरिनची
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

chinkerinchee
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chinkerinchee
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chinkerinchee
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

chinkerinchee
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chinkerinchee
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

chinkerinchee
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chinkerinchee
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

chinkerinchee
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

chinkerinchee
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chinkerinchee

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHINKERINCHEE»

The term «chinkerinchee» is used very little and occupies the 167.122 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chinkerinchee

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHINKERINCHEE»

Discover the use of chinkerinchee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chinkerinchee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Poisonous Plants and Related Toxins
Plant-associated Diseases New to Western Australia Chinkerinchee ( Ornithogalum thyrsoides) in sheep Chinkerinchee (or Star of Bethlehem) is well recognized as a poisonous plant in South Africa (Kellerman et al., 1988), and this first case ...
Thomas Acamovic, Colin S. Stewart, T. W. Pennycott, 2004
2
CRC World Dictionary of Plant Nmaes: Common Names, ...
English: chink, chinkerinchee South Africa: tjienkerientjie O. dubium Houtt. { Ornithogalum flavescens Jacq.; Ornithogalum flavissimum Jacq.; Ornithogalum miniatum Jacq.) Southern Africa: geeltjienkerientjie, yellow chinkerinchee; ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 1999
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The Agricultural Journal of the Cape of Good Hope
... on his Rinderpest Investigations at Kimberley ; 'Poisoning of Horses by Ornithogalum-Thrysoides or Chinkerinchee ; Horses suitable for Military Requirements; Ticks and African Coast F'ever ; 'Liver Disease in Calves: Lampas ; Swine Fever; ...
Cape of Good Hope (Colony). Dept. of Agriculture, 1908
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he Agricultural journal of the Cape of Good Hope
—coloured plates ; Castration of Females and Animals other than the Horse (Id.) ; Poisoning of Hor>es by Ornithogalum Tliyrsoides or Chinkerinchee (coloured plate) (3d.) ; Diseases of the Horse and ihe'r Treatment (Is.); Horse Sickness by D .
5
Summer-blooming Bulbs: Scores of Spectacular Bloomers for ...
CHINKS. CHINKERINCHEE. The common names of Ormthogalum come from the sound supposedly made by wind blowing through fields of dried plants. O. saundersiae grows easily, reaches to. 86.
Beth Hanson, 2001
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Bring nature back to your garden
Now a household name internationally, the popularity of the Chinkerinchee is illustrated in this anonymous poem from an old London newspaper: A rose is a lovely thing. Yes l agree, But tame when compared with a Chinkerinchee. A violet's ...
Charles Botha, Kwazulu-Natal Region of the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa, 2000
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Agricultural Journal of the Cape of Good Hope
coloured plates; Castration of Females and Animals other than the Horse (Id.); Poisoning of Horses by Ornithogalum Thrysoido or Chinkerinchee (coloured plate) (3d.) ; Horse Sickness by D. Hutcheon (2d.); Ticks and African Coast Fever (Id.); ...
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CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: ...
in English: African wonder flower, Cape lily, chincherinchee, chinckerinchee, chinkerinchee, common chinkerinchee, star-of-Bethlehem, wonder flower in Portuguese: pinhas, torrões de açúcar in South Africa: gewone tjienkerientjie, ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 2012
9
Toxic Plants of North America
See Abutilon Chinkerinchee. See Ornithogalum Chinkerinchee poisoning, 777 Chipilin. See Crotalaria Chittam bark. See Frangula Chivalry grass. See Polygonum Chives. See Allium Chlidanthine, 752 Chloral hydrate, 94 Chloridoideae, 889.
George E. Burrows, Ronald J. Tyrl, 2012
10
International Poisonous Plants Checklist: An Evidence-Based ...
[Hyacinthaceae] Common Names: chinkerinchee; star-of-Bethlehem; viooltje; wonder flower; zuidewindlelie Citations: Allen JG, Creeper JH, Forshaw D, et al. ( 2004) Plant-associated diseases, either new or new to the state, encountered over ...
D. Jesse Wagstaff, 2008

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHINKERINCHEE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chinkerinchee is used in the context of the following news items.
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Feel free to go wild this autumn
Bulbs: Plant indigenous spring-flowering bulbs in your garden, such as chinkerinchee, Freesia and ixia. Sun-loving Ixias look good when ... «Independent Online, Apr 15»

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