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pickerel weed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
pick-erel weed
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Pontederia of tristylous aquatic plants with large waxy leaves, succulent stems, and a thick pad of fibrous roots.

Inflected Forms

pickerel weeds (plural) pickerelweed (alternative)

Phrases

heart-leaved pickerel weed false pickerel weed

Synonyms

pickerel rush wampee water hyacinth pickerelweed pontederia cordata

Questions

What does pickerel weed mean?
Any of the genus Pontederia of tristylous aquatic plants with large waxy leaves, succulent stems, and a thick pad of fibrous roots.

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