Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cimicifuga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cimi-cifu-ga
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the former genus Cimicifuga, now Actaea sect. Cimicifuga, of flowering plants: bugbane or cohosh.

Example Sentences

"You can also have a long bloom season by including fall-flowering plants like chrysanthemums, anemones, cimicifugas, fall-blooming crocuses and false crocuses (colchicums)."

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

cimicifugas (plural)

Questions

What does cimicifuga mean?: Any member of the former genus Cimicifuga, now Actaea sect. Cimicifuga, of flowering plants: bugbane or cohosh.
Where does cimicifuga come from?: From the genus name.

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