Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hamamelis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: hamamelis
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the flowering plant genus Hamamelis, the witch hazels.

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἁμαμηλίς (hamamēlís, “medlar”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: -, ἁμαμηλίς

Inflected Forms

hamamelises (plural)

Questions

What does hamamelis mean?: Any of the flowering plant genus Hamamelis, the witch hazels.
Where does hamamelis come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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