Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slippery jack

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: slip-pery -jack
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mushroom in genus Suillus, family Boletaceae, especially Suillus luteus; boletes, they have no gills, but release spores from tubes ending in open pores.

Etymology

Most have a slimy cap.

Inflected Forms

slippery jacks (plural)

Synonyms

sticky bun

Questions

What does slippery jack mean?: A mushroom in genus Suillus, family Boletaceae, especially Suillus luteus; boletes, they have no gills, but release spores from tubes ending in open pores.
Where does slippery jack come from?: Most have a slimy cap.

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