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scalewort

scalewort noun: any liverwort of the genera Frullania, Porella, or Radula.

Noun

scalewort (uncountable)

  1. Any liverwort of the genera Frullania, Porella, or Radula.

Origin of scalewort

From scale + wort.

Questions about scalewort

What does scalewort mean?
Scalewort means any liverwort of the genera Frullania, Porella, or Radula.
What part of speech is scalewort?
Scalewort is a noun.

Words near scalewort in the dictionary

  1. scaleweeds
  2. scalewise
  3. scalework
  4. scaleworm
  5. scaleworms
  6. scalewort
  7. scaley
  8. scaleys
  9. Scalf
  10. Scalford
  11. Scalfs

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