Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yellowhorn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yel-lowhorn
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Xanthoceras sorbifolium, the Chinese flowering chestnut.

Example Sentences

"If you must have something exotic, though, consider two non-native trees: the Japanese snowbell and the yellowhorn from China."

Etymology

From yellow + horn.

Inflected Forms

yellowhorns (plural)

Questions

What does yellowhorn mean?: Xanthoceras sorbifolium, the Chinese flowering chestnut.
Where does yellowhorn come from?: From yellow + horn.

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