Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

witch's egg

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: witch's egg
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The juvenile form of a Phallus mushroom, such as Phallus impudicus or Phallus multicolor (syn. Dictyophora multicolor), which resembles an egg.

Example Sentences

"[captions on images:] Phallus impudicus with witch's eggs, Denmark. Section through a witch's egg – the juvenile state of a stinkhorn, in this case a Phallus multicolor, Ecuador One of the most bizarre groups of fungi contains insect[…]"
""Smells like a sewer." "It's called Phallus impudicus, the witch's egg. Looks like there's blood in the slime." Sue peered at the fungus. "I bet you a penny to a pound that's menstrual blood.""

Inflected Forms

witch's eggs (plural)

Phrases

witches' butter witch's hair

Frequently Paired Words

witches' butter witch's hair

Questions

What does witch's egg mean?: The juvenile form of a Phallus mushroom, such as Phallus impudicus or Phallus multicolor (syn. Dictyophora multicolor), which resembles an egg.

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