allamanda
/aləˈmandə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Vivid orchids and wonderful colored lichens smoldered upon the swarthy tree-trunks and where a wandering shaft of light fell full upon the golden allamanda, the scarlet star-clusters of the tacsonia, or the rich deep blue of ipomæa, the effect was as a dream of fairyland."
- "Sweetman snaps off an allamanda bloom and examines it so minutely he might be seeking his salvation in the flower's golden centre."
- "Then one day she received an allamanda seedling from an old neighbor."
Etymology
From the genus name Allamanda, named after Swiss-Dutch natural historian Jean-Nicolas-Sébastien Allamand.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /aləˈmandə/