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feltwort

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
felt-wort
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

mullein (Verbascum gen. et spp.)

Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English feltwyrt, equivalent to felt + wort, after its felty, flannellike leaves, therefore it is also called feltpypt in Middle English and in German Wollkraut, and listed English names include flannel leaf, old man's flannel, velvet plant. Hence unrelated to felwort, fieldwort.

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Questions

What does feltwort mean?
mullein (Verbascum gen. et spp.)
Where does feltwort come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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