Makebate: Difference between revisions
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From [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/make make] + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bate#Etymology_2 bate] (denoting strife, contention, or quarrel). | From [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/make make] + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bate#Etymology_2 bate] (denoting strife, contention, or quarrel). | ||
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'''makebate''' (''plural'' '''[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makebates#English|makebates]]''') | '''makebate''' (''plural'' '''[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makebates#English|makebates]]''') | ||
Revision as of 20:31, 31 August 2026
English
Etymology
From make + bate (denoting strife, contention, or quarrel).
Noun
makebate (plural [[1]])
- One who excites contentions and quarrels; an instigator.
- A plant, bush jasmine (Chrysojasminum fruticans, syn. Jasminum 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