Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biscuitroot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bis-cuit-root
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a number of North American plants in the genus Lomatium with edible, starchy roots.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A perennial member of the carrot family, canyonlands biscuitroot reproduces by seed and cloning. An individual biscuitroot clump includes many clones."

Etymology

From biscuit + root.

Usage

Inflected Forms

biscuitroots (plural)

Phrases

Cusick's biscuitroot

Questions

What does biscuitroot mean?: Any of a number of North American plants in the genus Lomatium with edible, starchy roots.
Where does biscuitroot come from?: From biscuit + root.

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