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bishop's-wort

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
bish-op's--wort
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Betony (Stachys officinalis or Betonica officinalis, syn. Stachys betonica)

Uncountable

noun

Devil-in-the-bush or fennel flower (Nigella damascena)

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

bishopwort (alternative)

Synonyms

purple betony bishopwort wild hop common hedgenettle

Questions

What does bishop's-wort mean?
Betony (Stachys officinalis or Betonica officinalis, syn. Stachys betonica)

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