Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snake-grass

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: snake--grass
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Horsetails, including species Equisetum hyemale and Equisetum sylvaticum.

Example Sentences

"The golden expanse was only varied by knots of the green snake-grass, with its slender and feathery leaves—the most graceful of herbs."

Inflected Forms

snake-grasses (plural)

Questions

What does snake-grass mean?: Horsetails, including species Equisetum hyemale and Equisetum sylvaticum.

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