hummingbird : Idioms & Phrases


hummingbird moth

  • noun any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
    hawk moth; hawkmoth; sphinx moth; sphingid.
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vegetable hummingbird

  • noun a softwood tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in southern Florida and West Indies
    Sesbania grandiflora; scarlet wisteria tree.
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