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lomandra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lo-man-dra
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various perennial, rushlike, herbaceous plants of the genus Lomandra, family Asparagaceae, largely native to Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from taxonomic name Lomandra, from Ancient Greek λῶμα (lôma, “border, fringe”) + Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós, “husband”), referring to the circular border of the anthers.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Lomandra, λῶμα, ἀνδρός

Usage

Inflected Forms

lomandras (plural)

Synonyms

mat rush

Questions

What does lomandra mean?
Any of various perennial, rushlike, herbaceous plants of the genus Lomandra, family Asparagaceae, largely native to Australia.
Where does lomandra come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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