Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forest star

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.58 in modern English

Syllables: forest s-tar
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Mussaenda arcuata, a shrub species of the family Rubiaceae with a star-shaped 5-lobed yellow corolla, whose centre is also star-shaped and hairy, orange to brown in colour; native range is Tropical Africa and Western Indian Ocean.

Etymology

Attested at least in a work pertaining to Zimbabwean flora published in 1990.

Inflected Forms

forest stars (plural)

Synonyms

savanna gooseberry wild handkerchief bush

Questions

What does forest star mean?: Mussaenda arcuata, a shrub species of the family Rubiaceae with a star-shaped 5-lobed yellow corolla, whose centre is also star-shaped and hairy, orange to brown in colour; native range is Tropical Africa and Western Indian Ocean.
Where does forest star come from?: Attested at least in a work pertaining to Zimbabwean flora published in 1990.

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