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bearwort

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bear-wort
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A perennial alpine plant, Meum athamanticum.

Uncountable

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English berewort, either borrowed from Middle Low German bērwort or reflecting Old English *berawurt, *beranwurt; in either case, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *beranwurti and by surface analysis, bear + wort.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: berewort, bērwort, *berawurt, *beranwurti

Usage

Synonyms

meu meon meum baldmoney spignel

Questions

What does bearwort mean?
A perennial alpine plant, Meum athamanticum.
Where does bearwort come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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