Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

terra-japonica

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: ter-ra--japon-i-ca
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

gambier (Uncaria gambir)

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

Latin, meaning "Japanese earth"; it was formerly supposed to be a kind of earth from Japan.

Usage

Synonyms

Japan earth Japanese earth

Questions

What does terra-japonica mean?: gambier (Uncaria gambir)
Where does terra-japonica come from?: Latin, meaning "Japanese earth"; it was formerly supposed to be a kind of earth from Japan.

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