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stickyweed

/ˈstɪkiˌwiːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
stick-y-weed
IPA
/ˈstɪkiˌwiːd/
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A creeping plant of species Galium aparine, covered in small hooked hairs, known for clinging to clothing.

British usage; Uncountable

noun

Spreading pellitory (Parietaria judaica).

Uncountable

noun

West Indian chickweed (Drymaria cordata).

Uncountable

Etymology

From sticky + weed.

Usage

Synonyms

cleavers goosegrass sticky willy

Questions

How do you pronounce stickyweed?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɪkiˌwiːd/.
What does stickyweed mean?
A creeping plant of species Galium aparine, covered in small hooked hairs, known for clinging to clothing.
Where does stickyweed come from?
From sticky + weed.

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