madwort

mad·wort

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mad-wurt, -wawrt]
- /ˈmædˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt/
- /mˈadwɔːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mad-wurt, -wawrt]
- /ˈmædˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt/

Definitions of madwort word

noun madwort a mat-forming plant, Aurinia saxatilis (or Alyssum saxatille), of the mustard family, having spatulate leaves and open clusters of pale yellow flowers. 1
noun madwort Any of the alyssums. 1
noun madwort a low-growing Eurasian boraginaceous plant, Asperugo procumbens, with small blue flowers 0
noun madwort any of certain other plants, such as alyssum 0
noun madwort alyssum 0

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Origin of madwort

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600; mad + wort2

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Parts of speech for Madwort

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

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madwort popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

madwort usage trend in Literature

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