Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skunkweed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: skunkweed
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several American plants that have an offensive odour, but especially Croton texensis and Polemonium viscosum.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Strong-smelling cannabis.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

Etymology

From skunk + weed.

Usage

Inflected Forms

skunkweeds (plural)

Phrases

skunk cabbage

Frequently Paired Words

skunk cabbage

Synonyms

skunk-weed polemonium viscosum

Questions

What does skunkweed mean?: Any of several American plants that have an offensive odour, but especially Croton texensis and Polemonium viscosum.
Where does skunkweed come from?: From skunk + weed.

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