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nits-and-lice

[ nits-uhn-lahys ]
/ ˈnɪts ənˈlaɪs /

noun

a yellow-flowered plant, Hypericum drummondii, of the central U.S.

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Words nearby nits-and-lice

nitrous bacteria, nitrous ether, nitrous oxide, nitroxanthic acid, nitryl, nits-and-lice, Nitti, nitty, nitty-gritty, nitwit, Niue
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