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torreya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
tor-reya
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant of the genus Torreya.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

torreyas (plural)

Phrases

California torreya (Torreya californica Florida torreya Jack torreya Japanese torreya longleaf torreya torreya trapdoor spider weeping torreya

Questions

What does torreya mean?
Any plant of the genus Torreya.
Where does torreya come from?
From the genus name.

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