Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fluellin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fluellin
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various varieties of Veronica, especially Veronica officinalis; speedwell.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of fluellen (Kickxia spp.)

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There is another sort of Lluellin which has longer branches wholly trailing upon the ground two or three foot long and sometimes more, thinner set with leaves thereon, upon small footstalks."
"Round-leaved female fluellin, or speedwell. It grows among the corn, flowering in July or August, in England."

Etymology

From Welsh llysiau Llewellyn, literally Llewellyn's herbs.

Origin

Source language: Welsh

Word Breakdown

Root: llysiau Llewellyn

Usage

Inflected Forms

fluellins (plural) lluellin (alternative)

Questions

What does fluellin mean?: Any of various varieties of Veronica, especially Veronica officinalis; speedwell.
Where does fluellin come from?: It is traced to Welsh.

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