Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whitlow grass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: whit-low -grass
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any species of the genus Draba of cruciferous plants.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Rue-leaved saxifrage (Saxifraga tridactylites).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Nailwort (Paronychia spp.).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Supposed to cure whitlow, a nail infection.

Usage

Inflected Forms

whitlow grasses (plural)

Synonyms

nailwort chickweed whitlowwort shadflower shad-flower draba verna

Questions

What does whitlow grass mean?: Any species of the genus Draba of cruciferous plants.
Where does whitlow grass come from?: Supposed to cure whitlow, a nail infection.

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