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heliconia

/ˌhɛlɪˈkoʊ.ni.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
he-li-co-nia
IPA
/ˌhɛlɪˈkoʊ.ni.ə/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Heliconia of flowering plants.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Heliconia.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌhɛlɪˈkoʊ.ni.ə/
  • British English: /ˌhɛlɪˈkəʊ.ni.ə/

Inflected Forms

heliconias (plural)

Rhymes With

estonia macedonia ammonia catalonia patagonia babylonia snowdonia livonia franconia laconia sinfonia begonia

Questions

How do you pronounce heliconia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhɛlɪˈkoʊ.ni.ə/.
What does heliconia mean?
Any of the genus Heliconia of flowering plants.
Where does heliconia come from?
Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Heliconia.

How to pronounce heliconia

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