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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smut-ball

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
smut-ball
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fungus of the genus Tilletia; a puffball.

Etymology

From smut + ball.

Inflected Forms

smut-balls (plural)

Questions

What does smut-ball mean?
A fungus of the genus Tilletia; a puffball.
Where does smut-ball come from?
From smut + ball.

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