Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stoneroot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stone-root
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Collinsonia canadensis, a perennial medicinal herb in the mint family, with a very hard root.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Stoneroot is under the dominion of the Moon. It is used with good effect in chronic catarrh of the bladder, (as are other plants mentioned elsewhere,) whites, and weak stomach."
"Stoneroot is found in moist, shady woods from Maine to Wisconsin, south to Florida and Kansas."
"Stoneroot comes from the rhizome (underground stem) and root of Collinsonia canadensis, a member of the Labiatae family. Native to North America, this plant grows wild from Massachusetts and Vermont west to Wisconsin and south to Florida and Arkansas."

Etymology

From stone + root.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

horse balm horseweed stone-root richweed stone root collinsonia canadensis

Questions

What does stoneroot mean?: Collinsonia canadensis, a perennial medicinal herb in the mint family, with a very hard root.
Where does stoneroot come from?: From stone + root.

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