Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chia seed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: chi-a seed
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An edible seed of Salvia hispanica, a flowering plant in the mint family native to Central America, or of the related Salvia columbariae of southwestern United States and Mexico.

Inflected Forms

chia seeds (plural)

Questions

What does chia seed mean?: An edible seed of Salvia hispanica, a flowering plant in the mint family native to Central America, or of the related Salvia columbariae of southwestern United States and Mexico.

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