Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [sneez-wurt, -wawrt]
- /ˈsnizˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt/
- /snˈiːzwɔːt/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [sneez-wurt, -wawrt]
- /ˈsnizˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt/
Definitions of sneezewort word
- noun sneezewort a composite plant, Achillea ptarmica, of Europe, the powdered leaves of which cause sneezing. 1
- noun sneezewort a Eurasian plant, Achillea ptarmica, having daisy-like flowers and long grey-green leaves, which cause sneezing when powdered: family Asteraceae (composites) 0
- noun sneezewort a strong-smelling, white-flowered plant (Achillea ptarmica) of the composite family, with leaves and flowers formerly used in medicine 0
Information block about the term
Origin of sneezewort
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; sneeze + wort2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sneezewort
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sneezewort 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.
sneezewort usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSee also
Matching words
- Words starting with s
- Words starting with sn
- Words starting with sne
- Words starting with snee
- Words starting with sneez
- Words starting with sneeze
- Words starting with sneezew
- Words starting with sneezewo
- Words starting with sneezewor
- Words starting with sneezewort