Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tephrosia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: tephrosia
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Tephrosia of leguminous shrubby plants and herbs.

Example Sentences

"Though the tephrosia is a powerful agent, and, if carried too far beyond the antagonistic action of the poison, is, I presume, not entirely without danger, I have never known any bad symptoms to arise from its use."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Tephrosia.

Word Breakdown

Root: Tephrosia

Inflected Forms

tephrosias (plural)

Questions

What does tephrosia mean?: Any of the genus Tephrosia of leguminous shrubby plants and herbs.
Where does tephrosia come from?: Borrowed from translingual Tephrosia.

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