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danewort

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
danewort
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A European dwarf version of the elder, Sambucus ebulus, that has a bad smell

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Dane + wort, since it was traditionally believed to grow on battlegrounds of the Danes.

Usage

Inflected Forms

daneworts (plural)

Synonyms

dwarf elder elderwort sambucus ebulus

Questions

What does danewort mean?
A European dwarf version of the elder, Sambucus ebulus, that has a bad smell
Where does danewort come from?
From Dane + wort, since it was traditionally believed to grow on battlegrounds of the Danes.

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