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good king henry

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.59 in modern English

Syllables
good k-ing hen-ry
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A goosefoot of species Blitum bonus-henricus (syn. Chenopodium bonus-henricus), native to Britain and much of Europe, cultivated as a vegetable.

Uncountable

Etymology

1640; alteration (influenced by the name of Henry VII (1457–1509), King of England) of Good-Henry (1578), from the name Henry.

Usage

Inflected Forms

good-king-henry (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Chenopodium album

Synonyms

Lincolnshire spinach mercury poor man's asparagus markery English mercury allgood

Questions

What does good king henry mean?
A goosefoot of species Blitum bonus-henricus (syn. Chenopodium bonus-henricus), native to Britain and much of Europe, cultivated as a vegetable.
Where does good king henry come from?
1640; alteration (influenced by the name of Henry VII (1457–1509), King of England) of Good-Henry (1578), from the name Henry.

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