Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nailwort

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nail-wort
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Whitlowwort (Paronychia spp.).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A shadflower (Draba verna).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A rue-leaved saxifrage (Saxifraga tridactylites).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From nail + wort, formerly believed to cure whitlow.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nailworts (plural)

Questions

What does nailwort mean?: Whitlowwort (Paronychia spp.).
Where does nailwort come from?: From nail + wort, formerly believed to cure whitlow.

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