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ogeechee lime

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
ogeechee lime
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of tupelo (Nyssa ogeche) which grows in swamps in Georgia and Florida.

noun

Its acidic, olive-shaped, drupaceous fruit.

Etymology

Named after the Ogeechee River in Georgia, United States.

Inflected Forms

Ogeechee limes (plural)

Synonyms

gopher plum Nyssa capitata river lime ogeechee lime tree sour gum wild lime

Questions

What does ogeechee lime mean?
A species of tupelo (Nyssa ogeche) which grows in swamps in Georgia and Florida.
Where does ogeechee lime come from?
Named after the Ogeechee River in Georgia, United States.

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