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germander

/d͡ʒɚˈmændɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
ger-man-der
IPA
/d͡ʒɚˈmændɚ/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Mediterranean herb, of species Teucrium chamaedrys, historically grown for medicinal use but now mostly as an ornamental miniature hedge in herb gardens.

noun

Any plant of the genus Teucrium, some with small, pink, white, or pale purple flowers and a small upper lip.

Etymology

Late Middle English, from French germandrée, itself from Latin chamaedrys, from Ancient Greek χαμαίδρῡς (khamaídrūs, literally “ground-oak”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, germandrée, chamaedrys, χαμαίδρῡς

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /d͡ʒɚˈmændɚ/
  • British English: /d͡ʒəˈmændə/

Inflected Forms

germanders (plural)

Phrases

American germander Canada germander felty germander germander chickweed germander sage germander speedwell poley germander tree germander

Rhymes With

alexander slander lander coriander sander gander hander candor pander zander oleander stander

Questions

How do you pronounce germander?
The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒɚˈmændɚ/.
What does germander mean?
A Mediterranean herb, of species Teucrium chamaedrys, historically grown for medicinal use but now mostly as an ornamental miniature hedge in herb gardens.
Where does germander come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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