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margeline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
marge-line
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of herb referred to by Pliny as "asyla"; potentially chickweed or ivy-leaved speedwell.

Obsolete

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Etymology

First attested in 1572. Borrowed from French morgeline, derived from Medieval Latin Morsus gallinae. See also chickweed, henbit.

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What does margeline mean?
A type of herb referred to by Pliny as "asyla"; potentially chickweed or ivy-leaved speedwell.
Where does margeline come from?
It is traced to French. First known use: First attested in 1572.

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