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murrick

murrick noun: silverweed (Potentilla anserina), the plant and its edible root.

Noun

murrick (plural murricks)

  1. (Scotland) Silverweed (Potentilla anserina), the plant and its edible root.
  2. (Scotland) An edible root or vegetable.

Forms of murrick

pluralmurricks

Origin of murrick

From murr (“silverweed, and its edible root”) + -ick (diminutive suffix).

Words formed from murrick

  • grice-murrick
  • swine's-murrick

Questions about murrick

What does murrick mean?
Murrick means silverweed (Potentilla anserina), the plant and its edible root.
What part of speech is murrick?
Murrick is a noun.
What is the plural of murrick?
The plural of murrick is murricks.

Words near murrick in the dictionary

  1. murrhine
  2. murrhines
  3. murri
  4. Murri grapevine
  5. Murrica
  6. murrick
  7. murries
  8. Murrieta
  9. Murrietas
  10. Murrietta
  11. Murriettas

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