hoary


Definition: Meaning of, hoary in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈhɔːri /

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  1. [usually before noun] a hoary joke, remark etc is so well-known that people no longer find it amusing or interesting
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  2. old-fashioned grey or white in colour, especially through age
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hoary used in phrases

  • hoary alison (noun)
    1. tall European annual with downy grey-green foliage and dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods; naturalized in North America; sometimes a troublesome weed
  • hoary alyssum (noun)
    1. tall European annual with downy grey-green foliage and dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods; naturalized in North America; sometimes a troublesome weed
  • hoary golden bush (noun)
    1. western American shrubs having white felted foliage and yellow flowers that become red-purple
  • hoary marmot (noun)
    1. large North American mountain marmot
  • hoary pea (noun)
    1. a plant of the genus Tephrosia having pinnate leaves and white or purplish flowers and flat hairy pods
  • hoary plantain (noun)
    1. north American annual or biennial with long soft hairs on the leaves
    2. widely distributed Old World perennial naturalized in North America having finely hairy leaves and inconspicuous white fragrant flowers
  • hoary puccoon (noun)
    1. perennial North American plant with greyish hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment
  • hoary willow (noun)
    1. north American shrub with whitish canescent leaves
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