Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kauri grass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: kau-ri -grass
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of grass, Astelia trinervia, endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand.

Example Sentences

"Kauri grass is common in kauri forests in the north of the North Island and reappears in west Nelson in the South Island."

Inflected Forms

kauri grasses (plural)

Questions

What does kauri grass mean?: A species of grass, Astelia trinervia, endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand.

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