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muskroot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
musk-root
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tall umbelliferous plant (Ferula moschata, syn. Ferula sumbul)

Uncountable

noun

Root of F. moschata, formerly used in medicine and as a substitute for musk.

Uncountable

noun

Any plants of genus Adoxa (moschatel), especially species Adoxa moschatellina, found in most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere.

Uncountable

noun

Nard (Nardostachys jatamansi)

Uncountable

Etymology

From musk + root.

Usage

Inflected Forms

muskroots (plural)

Synonyms

sumbal sumbul five-faced bishop hollowroot townhall clock tuberous crowfoot

Questions

What does muskroot mean?
A tall umbelliferous plant (Ferula moschata, syn. Ferula sumbul)
Where does muskroot come from?
From musk + root.

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