Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bur-reed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: bur-reed
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group (genus Sparganium) of widespread flowering perennial marsh plants widespread in wet areas in temperate regions.

Etymology

From bur (“prickly husk of a small seed”) + reed (“type of tall, thin grass”).

Inflected Forms

bur-reeds (plural)

Questions

What does bur-reed mean?: A group (genus Sparganium) of widespread flowering perennial marsh plants widespread in wet areas in temperate regions.
Where does bur-reed come from?: From bur (“prickly husk of a small seed”) + reed (“type of tall, thin grass”).

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