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dracontium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dra-con-tium
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus

Obsolete

Etymology

From the genus in which Symplocarpus foetidus was formerly classified, Dracontium, from Latin dracontium (“dragon-wort”), from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion).

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Questions

What does dracontium mean?
The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus
Where does dracontium come from?
From the genus in which Symplocarpus foetidus was formerly classified, Dracontium, from Latin dracontium (“dragon-wort”), from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion).

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