Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sterculia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: ster-cu-lia
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a number of tropical trees and shrubs, of the genus Sterculia, many of which bear commercially important, oil-rich seeds

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

sterculias (plural)

Rhymes With

julia dyscalculia abulia

Questions

What does sterculia mean?: Any of a number of tropical trees and shrubs, of the genus Sterculia, many of which bear commercially important, oil-rich seeds
Where does sterculia come from?: From the genus name.

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