Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mesemb

/məˈzɛm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mesemb
IPA: /məˈzɛm/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant from the subfamily Mesembryanthemoideae of the family Aizoaceae; a mesembryanthemum.

Etymology

Clipping of Mesembryanthemoideae.

Inflected Forms

mesembs (plural) mesem (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce mesemb?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈzɛm/.
What does mesemb mean?: Any plant from the subfamily Mesembryanthemoideae of the family Aizoaceae; a mesembryanthemum.
Where does mesemb come from?: Clipping of Mesembryanthemoideae.

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