Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dogfennel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dogfen-nel
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Anthemis cotula, an annual plant native to Europe and North Africa.

noun

Any of various similar American plants, especially Eupatorium capillifolium, a perennial plant.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

A plant in the genus Chamaemelum.

Example Sentences

"“I aint been teasing him.” Luster said. “He was playing with that bottle full of dogfennel and all of a sudden he started up bellering.”"

Etymology

From Middle English dogfynell; equivalent to dog + fennel.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: dogfynell

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

dogfennels (plural) dog fennel (alternative) dog-fennel (alternative) dog's fennel (alternative)

Questions

What does dogfennel mean?: Anthemis cotula, an annual plant native to Europe and North Africa.
Where does dogfennel come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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