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funkia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
funkia
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the plants of the genus Funkia (now Hosta).

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Etymology

From the genus name, translingual Funkia, from German Funck, after botanist H. C. Funck.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

funkias (plural)

Synonyms

giboshi hosta plantain lily

Questions

What does funkia mean?
Any of the plants of the genus Funkia (now Hosta).
Where does funkia come from?
It is traced to German.

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