Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penny-grass

/ˈpɛniˌɡɹæs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: pen-ny--grass
IPA: /ˈpɛniˌɡɹæs/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor or Rhinanthus major (syn. Rhinanthus crista-galli)).

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Another Graſs is called Penny-Graſs; it groweth low, cloſe to the Earth, in mooriſh Grounds; it hath a Leaf as broad as Twopence , but never beareth a Flower."
"Nor taint-worm ſhall infect the yeaning herds / Nor penny-graſs, nor ſpearwort's poiſ'nous leaf."
"Plants reported killed by copper sulphate solutions: Wild mustard, wild radish, wild barley, penny grass (if young), shepherds' purse , wild buckwheat[…]"

Etymology

From Middle English peny gras; equivalent to penny + grass.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: peny gras

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɛniˌɡɹæs/
British English: /ˈpɛniˌɡɹɑːs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

penny grass (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce penny-grass?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛniˌɡɹæs/.
What does penny-grass mean?: yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor or Rhinanthus major (syn. Rhinanthus crista-galli)).
Where does penny-grass come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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