setterwort

Questions about setterwort

What does setterwort mean?

setterwort means "digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally".

How many syllables are in setterwort?

setterwort has 3 syllables and divides as set-ter-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 setterwort?

Close synonyms include stinking hellebore, bear's foot, Helleborus foetidus. 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 setterwort a common word?

setterwort is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.