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scouring rush

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
scour-ing rush
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of certain horsetails, especially rough horsetail (Equisetum hyemale), formerly used for scouring and polishing.

Inflected Forms

scouring rushes (plural)

Phrases

Dutch rush

Frequently Paired Words

Dutch rush Equisetum Hippochaete horsetail puzzlegrass

Synonyms

scrubgrass shavegrass rough horsetail equisetum hyemale equisetum hyemale robustum equisetum robustum

Questions

What does scouring rush mean?
Any of certain horsetails, especially rough horsetail (Equisetum hyemale), formerly used for scouring and polishing.

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