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wartwort

/ˈwɔɹtˌwɝt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wart-wort
IPA
/ˈwɔɹtˌwɝt/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various plants, including Norther European species of spurge (Euphorbia) and the nipplewort (Lapsana communis), formerly believed to cure warts.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English wartwort, wertewert, wrotwort, equivalent to wart + wort.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈwɔɹtˌwɝt/
  • British English: /ˈwɔːtˌwɜːt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

wartworts (plural)

Synonyms

wartweed sun spurge devil's milk euphorbia helioscopia

Questions

How do you pronounce wartwort?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɔɹtˌwɝt/.
What does wartwort mean?
Any of various plants, including Norther European species of spurge (Euphorbia) and the nipplewort (Lapsana communis), formerly believed to cure warts.
Where does wartwort come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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