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waxcap

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wax-cap
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any agaric mushroom of the family Hygrophoraceae.

Etymology

From wax + cap.

Inflected Forms

waxcaps (plural) wax-cap (alternative)

Questions

What does waxcap mean?
Any agaric mushroom of the family Hygrophoraceae.
Where does waxcap come from?
From wax + cap.

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