Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rattlewort

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rat-tle-wort
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English *ratelwort (attested only as Middle English ratele), from Old English hrætelwyrt (“rattlewort”), equivalent to rattle + wort (“plant, herb”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *ratelwort, hrætelwyrt

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does rattlewort mean?: Rattlebox.
Where does rattlewort come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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