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creeping jenny

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
creep-ing -jen-ny
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A yellow-flowered crawling plant (Lysimachia nummularia, Myrsinaceae) native to Europe, widely planted, also known as moneywort.

Uncountable

noun

Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis, Convolvulaceae).

Uncountable

Usage

Synonyms

Convolulus arvensis moneywort creeping charlie lysimachia nummularia

Questions

What does creeping jenny mean?
A yellow-flowered crawling plant (Lysimachia nummularia, Myrsinaceae) native to Europe, widely planted, also known as moneywort.

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