Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pennycress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-ny-cress
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several plants, of the genus Thlaspi, that have flattened seedpods (in the form of an old penny).

Example Sentences

"“What on earth did you put in that stuff?” “Bug-bane, barren-wort, penny-cress and blood-root, catchfly, toad-flax, nap-weed and wormwood,” said Catweazle."

Etymology

From penny + cress.

Inflected Forms

pennycresses (plural)

Phrases

field pennycress

Synonyms

mithridate mithridate mustard

Questions

What does pennycress mean?: Any of several plants, of the genus Thlaspi, that have flattened seedpods (in the form of an old penny).
Where does pennycress come from?: From penny + cress.

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