Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kalmia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
kalmia
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant in the taxonomic genus Kalmia.

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Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Kalmia, from Swedish Kalm + translingual -ia, equivalent to Kalm + -ia.

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Questions

What does kalmia mean?
Any plant in the taxonomic genus Kalmia.
Where does kalmia come from?
Borrowed from translingual Kalmia, from Swedish Kalm + translingual -ia, equivalent to Kalm + -ia.

How to pronounce kalmia

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