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Definition: BIRD'S-NEST

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young.[Websters]
2. The nest of a small swallow (Collocalia nidifica and several allied species), of China and the neighboring countries, which is mixed with soups.[Websters]
3. An orchideous plant with matted roots, of the genus Neottia (N. nidus-avis.).[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "BIRD'S-NEST" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Common Expressions: BIRD'S-NEST

ExpressionsDefinition
Bird's-nest fungusAny of various fungi of the family Nidulariaceae having a cup-shaped body containing several egg-shaped structure enclosing the spores. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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