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fleawort

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

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

Meaning

noun

Any of various not closely related plants that are supposed to kill or ward off fleas.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various not closely related plants that are supposed to kill or ward off fleas.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A herb, Plantago psyllium, whose seeds are supposed to resemble fleas.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From flea + wort.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fleaworts (plural)

Synonyms

psyllium spanish psyllium plantago psyllium

Questions

What does fleawort mean?
Any of various not closely related plants that are supposed to kill or ward off fleas.
Where does fleawort come from?
From flea + wort.

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