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- [spleen-wurt, -wawrt]
- /ˈsplinˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt/
- /splˈiːnwɔːt/
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- [spleen-wurt, -wawrt]
- /ˈsplinˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt/
Definitions of spleenwort word
- noun spleenwort any of various temperate and tropical ferns of the genera Asplenium and Diplazium, certain species of which are grown as ornamentals. 1
- noun spleenwort any of various ferns of the genus Asplenium, esp A. trichomanes, that often grows on walls, having linear or oblong sori on the undersurface of the fronds 0
- noun spleenwort any of a genus (Asplenium, family Aspleniaceae) of ferns with simple or compound fronds and elongated sori 0
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Origin of spleenwort
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; spleen + wort2
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Parts of speech for Spleenwort
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spleenwort popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% 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.
spleenwort usage trend in Literature
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