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brotherwort

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
broth-er-wort
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium).

Uncountable

noun

Wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum).

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English brotherwort, from Old English brōþorwyrt. By surface analysis, brother + wort.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: brotherwort, brōþorwyrt

Usage

Questions

What does brotherwort mean?
Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium).
Where does brotherwort come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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