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hag-taper

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
hag--ta-per
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The great woolly mullein (Verbascum thapsus).

Etymology

From hag + taper; see taper (“candle”).

Inflected Forms

hag-tapers (plural) high-taper (alternative) hig-taper (alternative)

Synonyms

torchwort common mullein great mullein Adam's flannel Jacob's staff Aaron's rod Jupiter's staff cow's lungwort

Questions

What does hag-taper mean?
The great woolly mullein (Verbascum thapsus).
Where does hag-taper come from?
From hag + taper; see taper (“candle”).

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