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puttyroot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
put-ty-root
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An American orchid (Aplectrum hyemale) whose slender rootstock produces a solid corm filled with glutinous matter.

Uncountable

Etymology

From putty + root. First use appears c. 1822 in the writings of the botanist Amos Eaton.

Usage

Inflected Forms

puttyroots (plural) putty-root (alternative)

Synonyms

Adam and Eve adam-and-eve aplectrum hyemale

Questions

What does puttyroot mean?
An American orchid (Aplectrum hyemale) whose slender rootstock produces a solid corm filled with glutinous matter.
Where does puttyroot come from?
From putty + root. First use appears c. 1822 in the writings of the botanist Amos Eaton.

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