Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knobthorn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: knobthorn
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Senegalia nigrescens, a deciduous African tree found in savanna regions.

Etymology

From knob + thorn.

Inflected Forms

knobthorns (plural)

Questions

What does knobthorn mean?: Senegalia nigrescens, a deciduous African tree found in savanna regions.
Where does knobthorn come from?: From knob + thorn.

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