Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

woundwort

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: wound-wort
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From wound + wort.

Usage

Inflected Forms

woundworts (plural)

Phrases

clown's woundwort corn woundwort field woundwort hedge woundwort marsh woundwort soldier's woundwort

Frequently Paired Words

liverwort lungwort spleenwort toothwort

Questions

What does woundwort mean?: Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds.
Where does woundwort come from?: From wound + wort.

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