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paxistima

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pax-is-ti-ma
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two species of North American plants with glossy, evergreen leaves, Paxistima canbyi or Paxistima myrsinites, grown as groundcovers or low shrubs.

Uncountable

Etymology

From the genus name.

Usage

Inflected Forms

paxistimas (plural)

Synonyms

mountain lover cliffgreen ratstripper Canby paxistima Oregon boxwood Oregon box

Questions

What does paxistima mean?
Either of two species of North American plants with glossy, evergreen leaves, Paxistima canbyi or Paxistima myrsinites, grown as groundcovers or low shrubs.
Where does paxistima come from?
From the genus name.

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