Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ghostweed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ghost-weed
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The plant Euphorbia marginata.

Uncountable

Etymology

From ghost + weed, from its striking white appearance.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

snow-on-the-mountain smoke-on-the-prairie variegated spurge white-margined spurge

Questions

What does ghostweed mean?: The plant Euphorbia marginata.
Where does ghostweed come from?: From ghost + weed, from its striking white appearance.

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