Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plumeria

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: plume-ria
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"Mrs Horrox told me departees were once presented with a garland of plumeria, but the Mission elders deemed garlands immoral."

Etymology

From translingual Plumeria (genus name), from the name of French botanist Charles Plumier. The genus name is a proper noun and accordingly must be capitalised; the lower case "plumeria" is informal notation, not botanical.

Word Breakdown

Root: Plumeria

Inflected Forms

plumerias (plural)

Rhymes With

nigeria criteria bacteria liberia siberia cafeteria hysteria iberia materia diphtheria listeria cyanobacteria

Questions

What does plumeria mean?: frangipani
Where does plumeria come from?: From translingual Plumeria (genus name), from the name of French botanist Charles Plumier. The genus name is a proper noun and accordingly must be capitalised; the lower case "plumeria" is informal notation, not botanical.

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