Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cannonball mangrove

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: can-non-bal-l -man-grove
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of mangrove, Xylocarpus granatum, having round fruit reminiscent of a cannonball.

Example Sentences

"A member of the mahogany family, the cannonball mangrove is today found in the tropical, coastal regions of Africa, Asia and Australasia, extending far into the Pacific."

Inflected Forms

cannonball mangroves (plural)

Questions

What does cannonball mangrove mean?: A species of mangrove, Xylocarpus granatum, having round fruit reminiscent of a cannonball.

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