Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleepwort

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sleep-wort
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English slepwort, slepwourt, equivalent to sleep + wort, after the mild sedative properties of lactucarium.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: slepwort

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

lettuce

Questions

What does sleepwort mean?: Synonym of lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
Where does sleepwort come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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