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swallow-wort

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
swal-low--wort
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant of any of several species of plants whose parts are traditionally fancied as resembling a swallow's tail:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A plant of any of several species of plants whose parts are traditionally fancied as resembling a swallow's tail:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A plant of any of several species of plants whose parts are traditionally fancied as resembling a swallow's tail:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A plant of any of several species of plants whose parts are traditionally fancied as resembling a swallow's tail:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A plant of any of several species of plants whose parts are traditionally fancied as resembling a swallow's tail:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A plant of any of several species of plants whose parts are traditionally fancied as resembling a swallow's tail:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A plant of any of several species of plants whose parts are traditionally fancied as resembling a swallow's tail:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A plant of any of several species of plants whose parts are traditionally fancied as resembling a swallow's tail:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From swallow + wort, because the plant's parts were traditionally fancied as resembling a swallow's tail. Compare celandine.

Usage

Inflected Forms

swallow-worts (plural) swallowwort (alternative) swallow wort (alternative)

Phrases

African swallow-wort bearded swallow-wort black swallow-wort Gulf Coast swallow-wort leafless swallow-wort orange swallow-wort pale swallow-wort silky swallow-wort

Frequently Paired Words

sparrowwort

Questions

What does swallow-wort mean?
A plant of any of several species of plants whose parts are traditionally fancied as resembling a swallow's tail:
Where does swallow-wort come from?
From swallow + wort, because the plant's parts were traditionally fancied as resembling a swallow's tail. Compare celandine.

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