Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snakeroot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: snake-root
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the genus Ageratina of perennials and rounded shrubs from the sunflower family, growing mainly in the warmer regions of the Americas.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various plants of other genera, including:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various plants of other genera, including:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various plants of other genera, including:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various plants of other genera, including:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various plants of other genera, including:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various plants of other genera, including:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various plants of other genera, including:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From snake + root.

Usage

Inflected Forms

snakeroots (plural)

Phrases

black snakeroot button snakeroot Sampson's snakeroot white snakeroot

Synonyms

blazing star button snakeroot gayfeather gay-feather sanicle

Questions

What does snakeroot mean?: Any member of the genus Ageratina of perennials and rounded shrubs from the sunflower family, growing mainly in the warmer regions of the Americas.
Where does snakeroot come from?: From snake + root.

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