pellitory of spain
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of several plants having edible, pungent leaves or roots, especially Anacyclus pyrethrum.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "CHEWING-BALLS, a kind of balls made of aſafœtida, liver of antimony, bay-wood, juniper-wood, and pellitory of Spain; which being dried in the ſun, and wrapped in a linen-cloth, are tied to the bit of the bridle for the horſe to chew: they create an appetite; and it is ſaid, that balls of Venice treacle may be uſed in the ſame manner with good ſucceſs."