Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crownvetch

/ˌkɹaʊnˈvɛt͡ʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: crown-vetch
IPA: /ˌkɹaʊnˈvɛt͡ʃ/

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crawling leguminous vine, Securigera varia, which is native to Eurasia and Africa but widely planted elsewhere as a ground cover, where it can become an invasive weed.

Uncountable

noun

Any plant in the genus Coronilla, including those now classified in the genus Securigera.

Uncountable

Etymology

From crown + vetch, formed identically to Dutch kroonwikke, German Kronwicke.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

crownvetches (plural) crown vetch (alternative) crown-vetch (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce crownvetch?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɹaʊnˈvɛt͡ʃ/.
What does crownvetch mean?: A crawling leguminous vine, Securigera varia, which is native to Eurasia and Africa but widely planted elsewhere as a ground cover, where it can become an invasive weed.
Where does crownvetch come from?: From crown + vetch, formed identically to Dutch kroonwikke, German Kronwicke.

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