Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alstroemeria

/ˌælstɹiˈmiːɹɪ.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: al-stroe-me-ria
IPA: /ˌælstɹiˈmiːɹɪ.ə/

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the genus Alstroemeria of South American flowering plants, the Peruvian lilies.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Now they were doing it again: Waiting, with a bouquet of alstroemeria and purple tulips, for Asbury Park’s deputy city clerk, D. Kiki Tomek, to take their application for a civil union in New Jersey ."

Etymology

Borrowed from taxonomic name Alstroemeria.

Word Breakdown

Root: Alstroemeria

Usage

Inflected Forms

alstroemerias (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce alstroemeria?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌælstɹiˈmiːɹɪ.ə/.
What does alstroemeria mean?: Any member of the genus Alstroemeria of South American flowering plants, the Peruvian lilies.
Where does alstroemeria come from?: Borrowed from taxonomic name Alstroemeria.

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