Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dulcamara

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: dul-ca-ma-ra
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The dried young branches of the woody nightshade (Solanum dulcamara), formerly used as a diuretic, diaphoretic, sedative, and narcotic.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dūlcamāra.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: dūlcamāra

Usage

Derived Forms

dulcamarin

Questions

What does dulcamara mean?: The dried young branches of the woody nightshade (Solanum dulcamara), formerly used as a diuretic, diaphoretic, sedative, and narcotic.
Where does dulcamara come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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