mile-a-minute
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- Any of several species of fast-growing plants, some of which are extremely invasive outside their native range and undesirable: Persicaria perfoliata; Polygonum perfoliatum; Asiatic tearthumb; kudzu of the North.
- Any of several species of fast-growing plants, some of which are extremely invasive outside their native range and undesirable: Kudzu; Pueraria lobata; Pueraria montana var. lobata.
- Any of several species of fast-growing plants, some of which are extremely invasive outside their native range and undesirable: Ipomoea cairica, a species of morning glory.
- Any of several species of fast-growing plants, some of which are extremely invasive outside their native range and undesirable: Mikania micrantha.
- Any of several species of fast-growing plants, some of which are extremely invasive outside their native range and undesirable: Fallopia baldschuanica.
- Any of several species of fast-growing plants, some of which are extremely invasive outside their native range and undesirable: Dipogon lignosus.
- A rate of sixty miles per hour.
Adjective
- At the rate of one mile per minute; sixty miles per hour.
Adverb
- Very fast.
Phrase
- Very quickly.
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