mother-of-thousands
[ muhth -er-uh v-thou-zuh ndz ]
/ ˈmʌð ər əvˈθaʊ zəndz /
noun, plural moth·er-of-thou·sands. (used with a singular or plural verb)
Origin of mother-of-thousands
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby mother-of-thousands
mother-naked,
mother-of-pearl,
mother-of-pearl cloud,
mother-of-pearl glass,
mother-of-pearl moth,
mother-of-thousands,
mother-of-thyme,
mother-out-law,
motherboard,
motherese,
motherfucker
British Dictionary definitions for mother-of-thousands
mother-of-thousands
noun
a S European perennial creeping plant, Linaria cymbalaria, having small pale blue or lilac flowers
a saxifragaceous plant, Saxifraga sarmentosa or S. stolonifera, having white flowers and creeping red runners