English Explanatory Dictionary

shaggytuft

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rug made of cotton shag.
  2. Any of the genus Stenandrium of flowering plants.

Word forms

shaggytuft shaggy tuft

Etymology

Etymology tree Old English sċeacga Middle English *schagge English shag Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English shaggy English tuft English shaggytuft From shaggy + tuft.

Synonyms

stenandrium gerardia
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