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herbalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
herbal-ism
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use or study of medicinal herbs.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Botany, the study of plants in general.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English herbal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English herbalism From herbal + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

herbalisms (plural)

Derived Forms

geoherbalism

Synonyms

herblore

Questions

What does herbalism mean?
The use or study of medicinal herbs.
Where does herbalism come from?
Etymology tree English herbal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English herbalism From herbal + -ism.

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