Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jam-tree

/ˈdʒæmtriː/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: jam-tree
IPA: /ˈdʒæmtriː/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Acacia acuminata, a flowering tree species from Australia.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

"Althought this species of Shrike-Thrush is very common in this district, I have so far only seen one other nest, and that was about 10 feet from the ground, built in the fork of a jam-tree, and contained two fresh eggs on the 21st October 1907."
"Dance meeting of the stilt-legged birds, aquatic slurring, in the blue-green algae slough of a bright curing, black curve of ibis beak, harrowing concentrated water and solubles, as one line passes over teal, river gum, composition of swamp-oak and jam-tree, farmhouse on the edge of, run-off orienteering: sacred kingfisher brightening up, or shot and kept quiet, pacific black duck, regionally cosmopol."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdʒæmtriː/
British English: /ˈdʒamtriː/

Usage

Australian usage

Inflected Forms

jam-trees (plural)

Phrases

Acacia acuminata

Frequently Paired Words

Acacia acuminata

Synonyms

jamwood jam wattle raspberry wattle

Questions

How do you pronounce jam-tree?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʒæmtriː/.
What does jam-tree mean?: Acacia acuminata, a flowering tree species from Australia.

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