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dumbcane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dum-b-cane
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tropical plant of the genus Dieffenbachia.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dumb + cane, due to its poisoning effect on the throat.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dumbcanes (plural) dumb cane (alternative)

Questions

What does dumbcane mean?
A tropical plant of the genus Dieffenbachia.
Where does dumbcane come from?
From dumb + cane, due to its poisoning effect on the throat.

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