Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fleabane

/ˈfliːbeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: flea-bane
IPA: /ˈfliːbeɪn/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various species of flowering plants in certain genera in family Asteraceae, that typically repel insects:

noun

Any of various species of flowering plants in certain genera in family Asteraceae, that typically repel insects:

noun

Any of various species of flowering plants in certain genera in family Asteraceae, that typically repel insects:

noun

Any of various species of flowering plants in certain genera in family Asteraceae, that typically repel insects:

noun

Any of various species of flowering plants in certain genera in family Asteraceae, that typically repel insects:

noun

Any of various species of flowering plants in certain genera in family Asteraceae, that typically repel insects:

noun

Any of various species of flowering plants in certain genera in family Asteraceae, that typically repel insects:

Example Sentences

"On a sunny September morning, with the trees still green, but the asters and fleabanes already taking over in ditch and dalk, Van set out for Ladoga, N.A."
"“I will bewitch them with flea-bane, blister them with hog-weed,” he said, vainly looking for a suitable spell."

Etymology

From flea + bane.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfliːbeɪn/
British English: /ˈfliːbeɪn/

Inflected Forms

fleabanes (plural)

Phrases

alpine fleabane daisy fleabane Philadelphia fleabane prairie fleabane

Synonyms

horseweed canadian fleabane conyza canadensis erigeron canadensis pulicaria dysenterica fleabane mullet

Questions

How do you pronounce fleabane?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfliːbeɪn/.
What does fleabane mean?: Any of various species of flowering plants in certain genera in family Asteraceae, that typically repel insects:
Where does fleabane come from?: From flea + bane.

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