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pickerelweed

pick·er·el·weed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pik-er-uh l-weed, pik-ruh l-]
    • /ˈpɪk ər əlˌwid, ˈpɪk rəl-/
    • /pˈɪkərˌelwiːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pik-er-uh l-weed, pik-ruh l-]
    • /ˈpɪk ər əlˌwid, ˈpɪk rəl-/

Definitions of pickerelweed word

  • noun pickerelweed any American plant of the genus Pontederia, especially P. cordata, having spikes of blue flowers, common in shallow fresh water. 1
  • noun pickerelweed any of several North American freshwater plants of the genus Pontederia, esp P. cordata, having arrow-shaped leaves and purple flowers: family Pontederiaceae 0
  • noun pickerelweed any of a genus (Pontederia) of North American aquatic plants of the pickerelweed family, esp. a species (P. cordata) with arrow-shaped leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers, found in shallow waters 0
  • adjective pickerelweed designating a family (Pontederiaceae, order Liliales) of monocotyledonous, freshwater plants, including the water hyacinth 0
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Origin of pickerelweed

First appearance:

before 1645
One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1645-55; pickerel + weed1

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Parts of speech for Pickerelweed

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
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pickerelweed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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