Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rhamnus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
rham-nus
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the plants in the genus Rhamnus; a buckthorn.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does rhamnus mean?
Any of the plants in the genus Rhamnus; a buckthorn.
Where does rhamnus come from?
From the genus name.

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