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Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A genus, Gypsophila, of about 100 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Europe, Asia and north Africa.
    countable, uncountable
  2. cloud
  3. multitude, or crowd (of people)
  4. marshmallow
  5. the cloud

Equivalents

العربية جِصِّيَّة جِيبْسُوفِيلَا رقيقة كندس نُعَيِّمَة
Deutsch Gipskraut
Español nube velo de novia
Suomi morsiusharso raunikki
Français gypsophile paniculée
日本語 霞草
한국어 안개꽃
Polski łyszczeć
Română iperige
Русский качи́м мете́льчатый
Svenska såpört

Examples

“A tumult erupts when the Major, in full dress uniform and pressing a corsage of orchids and baby's breath to his bosom, steps out on to the verandah […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

baby's head baby's tears Babyak babyboomer babycakes babycare

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