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youth-and-old-age

[ yooth-uh n-ohld-eyj, -uh nd ]
/ ˈyuθ ənˌoʊldˈeɪdʒ, -ənd /

noun

a stiff-growing, erect composite plant, Zinnia elegans, of Mexico, having large, solitary flowers with yellow-to-purple disks and usually red rays.

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Nearby words

  1. youth group,
  2. youth hostel,
  3. youth hosteler,
  4. youth training scheme,
  5. youth, isle of,
  6. youthen,
  7. youthful,
  8. youthful offender,
  9. youthfully,
  10. youths

Origin of youth-and-old-age

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
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