Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

selkirk's violet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: selkirk's vi-o-let
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The violet Viola selkirkii.

Etymology

Named by Frederick Traugott Pursh after Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk.

Inflected Forms

Selkirk's violets (plural)

Questions

What does selkirk's violet mean?: The violet Viola selkirkii.
Where does selkirk's violet come from?: Named by Frederick Traugott Pursh after Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk.

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