Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lobelia

/loʊˈbi.liə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: lo-belia
IPA: /loʊˈbi.liə/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the genus Lobelia, flowering plants in the Lobelioideae subfamily of family Campanulaceae, containing many species, some of which are garden plants.

Etymology

Internationalism. Learned borrowing from translingual Lobelia.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /loʊˈbi.liə/
British English: /ləʊˈbiː.liə/

Inflected Forms

lobelias (plural)

Derived Forms

lobelin

Phrases

edging lobelia garden lobelia great blue lobelia trailing lobelia

Rhymes With

amelia cecilia celia delia cordelia ophelia psychedelia karelia haemophilia philia epithelia mycelia

Questions

How do you pronounce lobelia?: The recorded pronunciation is /loʊˈbi.liə/.
What does lobelia mean?: A member of the genus Lobelia, flowering plants in the Lobelioideae subfamily of family Campanulaceae, containing many species, some of which are garden plants.
Where does lobelia come from?: Internationalism. Learned borrowing from translingual Lobelia.

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