Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

earcockle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: earcock-le
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease of wheat and rye caused by a nematode of species Anguina tritici, in which the ears blacken and contract.

Uncountable

Etymology

From ear + cockle.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

ear cockle (alternative)

Synonyms

purples

Questions

What does earcockle mean?: A disease of wheat and rye caused by a nematode of species Anguina tritici, in which the ears blacken and contract.
Where does earcockle come from?: From ear + cockle.

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