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triffid
/ ˈtrɪfɪd /
noun
- any of a species of fictional plants that supposedly grew to a gigantic size, were capable of moving about, and could kill humans
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Word History and Origins
Origin of triffid1
from the science fiction novel The Day of the Triffids (1951) by John Wyndham
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