Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweet annie

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
sweet- an-nie
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of sweet Annie.

Uncountable

Etymology

sweet + annual + -ie, modified in imitation of the name Annie

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What does sweet annie mean?
A fragrant Asian herb, widely naturalized, Artemisia annua, the source of the antimalarial drug artemisinin
Where does sweet annie come from?
sweet + annual + -ie, modified in imitation of the name Annie

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