Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

herb twopence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: her-b t-wopence
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Moneywort (Lysimachia nummularia).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Herbe 2 pence"
"Have you one name? I have many: / “Wandering Sailor”, “Creeping Jenny”, / “Money-wort”, and of the rest / “Strings of Sovereigns” is the best, / (That’s my yellow flowers, you see.) / “Meadow Runagates” is me, / And “Herb Twopence”."

Etymology

Suggested by Maud Grieve to be due to the leaves looking like rows of paired pennies.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does herb twopence mean?: Moneywort (Lysimachia nummularia).
Where does herb twopence come from?: Suggested by Maud Grieve to be due to the leaves looking like rows of paired pennies.

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