Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

akebia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: ake-bia
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant of the genus Akebia, especially the invasive plant Akebia quinata.

Etymology

From the genus name, from Japanese アケビ (akebi).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: アケビ

Inflected Forms

akebias (plural)

Questions

What does akebia mean?: Any plant of the genus Akebia, especially the invasive plant Akebia quinata.
Where does akebia come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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