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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pigweed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
pig-weed
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *puggōder. Old English *picga Middle English pigge English pig Proto-West Germanic *weud Old English wēod Middle English weed English weed English pigweed From pig + weed.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pigweeds (plural)

Phrases

procumbent pigweed prostrate pigweed red-rooted pigweed redroot pigweed

Synonyms

baconweed pig's cole hogweed cow parsnip pig's parsnip clogweed cadweed lamb's-quarter wild spinach

Questions

What does pigweed mean?
Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder
Where does pigweed come from?
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *puggōder. Old English *picga Middle English pigge English pig Proto-West Germanic *weud Old English wēod Middle English weed English weed English pigweed From pig + weed.

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