stone-root

Questions about stone-root

What does stone-root mean?

stone-root means "erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States".

How many syllables are in stone-root?

stone-root has 3 syllables: sto-ne--root. The stress falls on "sto".

What is another word for stone-root?

Close synonyms include horse balm, horseweed, stoneroot, richweed, stone root. 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 stone-root a common word?

stone-root 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.