phytolacca
noun
phytolacca is spelled P-H-Y-T-O-L-A-C-C-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phytolacca means “Any of the genus Phytolacca of herbaceous plants; the poke or pokeweed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phytolacca is phytolaccas.
How many letters and syllables are in phytolacca?
| Letters | 10: P-H-Y-T-O-L-A-C-C-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is phytolacca?
Phytolacca appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of phytolacca
- phytolaccas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phytolacca mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the genus Phytolacca of herbaceous plants; the poke or pokeweed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does phytolacca come from?
From New Latin phytolacca, from Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón, “plant”) + Italian lacca (“crimson lake”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).