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'''makebate''' (''plural'' '''[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makebates#English|makebates]]''') | '''makebate''' (''plural'' '''[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makebates#English|makebates]]''') | ||
One who excites [ | One who excites [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/contention contentions] and [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quarrel quarrels]; an [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/instigator instigator]. | ||
A plant, [[bush jasmine]] (''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysojasminum_fruticans|Chrysojasminum fruticans]]'', syn. ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasminum_fruticans|Jasminum fruticans]]''). | A plant, [[bush jasmine]] (''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysojasminum_fruticans|Chrysojasminum fruticans]]'', syn. ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasminum_fruticans|Jasminum fruticans]]''). | ||
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Revision as of 20:27, 31 August 2026
English
Etymology
From [[1]] + [[2]] (denoting strife, contention, or quarrel).
Noun
makebate (plural [[3]])
One who excites contentions and quarrels; an instigator. A plant, bush jasmine ([fruticans], syn. [fruticans]).
References
Wikipedia entry for Chrysojasminum
Wikispecies entry for Chrysojasminum fruticans
Wikimedia Commons category for Jasminum fruticans
Plants of the World Online record for Chrysojasminum fruticans