Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silversword

/ˈsɪlvəsɔːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sil-ver-sword
IPA: /ˈsɪlvəsɔːd/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the genus Argyroxiphium of flowering plants native to Hawaii, with long, narrow leaves sometimes covered in silvery hairs.

Example Sentences

"It takes the silversword twenty years to screw up the energy for its final floral pyrotechnic."

Etymology

From silver + sword.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈsɪlvəsɔːd/

Inflected Forms

silverswords (plural)

Synonyms

argyroxiphium sandwicense

Questions

How do you pronounce silversword?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪlvəsɔːd/.
What does silversword mean?: Any member of the genus Argyroxiphium of flowering plants native to Hawaii, with long, narrow leaves sometimes covered in silvery hairs.
Where does silversword come from?: From silver + sword.

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