Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

welwitschia

/wɛlˈwɪt͡ʃɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: wel-witschia
IPA: /wɛlˈwɪt͡ʃɪə/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Welwitschia mirabilis, a desert plant of southwest Africa.

Etymology

From the genus name Welwitschia, after Austrian explorer and botanist Friedrich Welwitsch.

Inflected Forms

welwitschias (plural)

Phrases

welwitschia bug Welwitschia Goth

Synonyms

welwitschia mirabilis

Questions

How do you pronounce welwitschia?: The recorded pronunciation is /wɛlˈwɪt͡ʃɪə/.
What does welwitschia mean?: Any member of the species Welwitschia mirabilis, a desert plant of southwest Africa.
Where does welwitschia come from?: From the genus name Welwitschia, after Austrian explorer and botanist Friedrich Welwitsch.

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