Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cuphea

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cuphea
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant of the genus Cuphea, including cigar plants.

Example Sentences

"[…] I gave myself up to the enjoyment of the landscape, and of the sight of the garden flowers (as we should regard them in England) growing wild at our feet, including cupheas, ageratum, and double briar-roases, irises, jasmines, and many others."
"This is consistent with the results reported by [52 ] which recorded a significant reduction of root length and shoot dry matter in cuphea plants (family Lythraceae) when V(V) was added to hydroponic solutions in the 25–150 μM range."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Cuphea.

Word Breakdown

Root: Cuphea

Inflected Forms

cupheas (plural)

Phrases

clammy cuphea

Questions

What does cuphea mean?: Any plant of the genus Cuphea, including cigar plants.
Where does cuphea come from?: Borrowed from translingual Cuphea.

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