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pearlwort

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pearl-wort
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several flowering plants that have flowers the shape and size of small pearls

Countable; Uncountable

noun

in genus Sagina,

Countable; Uncountable

noun

in genus Colobanthus

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From pearl + wort.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pearlworts (plural)

Phrases

Antarctic pearlwort golden pearlwort pearlwort spurrey

Synonyms

pearlweed pearl-weed

Questions

What does pearlwort mean?
Any of several flowering plants that have flowers the shape and size of small pearls
Where does pearlwort come from?
From pearl + wort.

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