Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spring destroying angel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: spring de-stroy-ing an-gel
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deadly mushroom, Amanita verna.

Etymology

From spring + destroying angel, translating Latin vē̆rna (“spring”), occurring in Europe in spring.

Inflected Forms

spring destroying angels (plural)

Synonyms

fool's mushroom

Questions

What does spring destroying angel mean?: A deadly mushroom, Amanita verna.
Where does spring destroying angel come from?: From spring + destroying angel, translating Latin vē̆rna (“spring”), occurring in Europe in spring.

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