Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hakea

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: hakea
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shrub of the genus Hakea, of Australia.

Example Sentences

"He […] knew that its beak must be powerful enough to crush a pine nut or hakea pod."

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

hakeas (plural)

Phrases

prickly hakea

Rhymes With

trachea brachia abrachia naumachia amazonomachia

Questions

What does hakea mean?: A shrub of the genus Hakea, of Australia.
Where does hakea come from?: From the genus name.

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