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spleenwort

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spleen-wort
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From spleen + wort, from their use as a cure for anthrax in livestock. Cf. asplenium.

Usage

Inflected Forms

spleenworts (plural)

Phrases

blackstem spleenwort Countess Dalhousie's spleenwort dwarf spleenwort ebony spleenwort hanging spleenwort little spleenwort maidenhair spleenwort mother spleenwort

Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

asplenium

Questions

What does spleenwort mean?
Any of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.
Where does spleenwort come from?
From spleen + wort, from their use as a cure for anthrax in livestock. Cf. asplenium.

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