Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chaffweed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chaf-fweed
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A low glabrous weedy branching herb (Centunculus minimus) of the family Primulaceae, having short dry chaff-like leaves.

Etymology

From chaff + weed.

Inflected Forms

chaffweeds (plural)

Synonyms

bastard pimpernel false pimpernel

Questions

What does chaffweed mean?: A low glabrous weedy branching herb (Centunculus minimus) of the family Primulaceae, having short dry chaff-like leaves.
Where does chaffweed come from?: From chaff + weed.

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