imbé
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "Many vessels were built there; and the principal exports were wood and cordage, made of the imbé."
- "In Brazil there are at least six very different species of this family. […] The straight ropes on the right are the air-roots of the imbé; […]"
- "Other curious plants grew at this spot, among which I noticed the aninga, a plant which belongs to the Colocasice. On the trees around, too, were many beautiful orchids and lianas, among which the rope-like roots of the large-leaved imbé attracted my attention; […]"
- "Enthroned in the crown, a stately imbé, in the axils leafy bromelia with their gorgeous flowers, along the branches[…]. The lianas, like close-fitting blinds, drew an impenetrable curtain before our eyes; yet we continued to stare bewitched […]"
- "The weapons they use in these pursuits are finished with extraordinary skill. Their long bows are all veneered with bark from imbé lianas and their arrows are made of a wood of great elasticity and worked so well that they look machine-made."