awlwort

Questions about awlwort

What does awlwort mean?

awlwort means "small aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal".

How many syllables are in awlwort?

awlwort has 2 syllables and divides as awl-wort under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for awlwort?

Close synonyms include Subularia aquatica. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is awlwort a common word?

awlwort is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.