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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wood rose

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables
wood rose
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dactylanthus taylorii, parasitic plant of New Zealand that lives on the forest floor where it attaches to a host root of trees taking nutrients from the host to create a burr which eventually turns into a flower-like growth.

noun

Hawaiian baby woodrose (Argyreia nervosa).

noun

Rosa gymnocarpa, of California.

noun

Merremia spp..

Inflected Forms

wood roses (plural)

Questions

What does wood rose mean?
Dactylanthus taylorii, parasitic plant of New Zealand that lives on the forest floor where it attaches to a host root of trees taking nutrients from the host to create a burr which eventually turns into a flower-like growth.

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