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phytolacca

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables
phy-to-lac-ca
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Phytolacca of herbaceous plants; the poke or pokeweed.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From New Latin phytolacca, from Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón, “plant”) + Italian lacca (“crimson lake”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

phytolaccas (plural)

Questions

What does phytolacca mean?
Any of the genus Phytolacca of herbaceous plants; the poke or pokeweed.
Where does phytolacca come from?
From New Latin phytolacca, from Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón, “plant”) + Italian lacca (“crimson lake”).

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