Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prickly oak

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: prick-ly oak
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An oak, Quercus coccifera, native to the western Mediterranean region and growing 1-6 meters tall.

Inflected Forms

prickly oaks (plural)

Synonyms

kermes oak

Questions

What does prickly oak mean?: An oak, Quercus coccifera, native to the western Mediterranean region and growing 1-6 meters tall.

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