Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gumnut

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gum-nut
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The hard woody fruit of trees of the genus Eucalyptus.

Example Sentences

"People don’ really like my room; Mum comes in sometimes an tells me to clean it. But I like the dried gumleaves tied in bunches, the gumnuts linin the windowsill, bird feathers everywhere. […]"

Etymology

From gum + nut.

Inflected Forms

gumnuts (plural)

Questions

What does gumnut mean?: The hard woody fruit of trees of the genus Eucalyptus.
Where does gumnut come from?: From gum + nut.

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