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yercum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
yer-cum
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The plant Calotropis gigantea.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil எருக்கம் (erukkam), combining form of எருக்கு (erukku, “yercum”).

Usage

Questions

What does yercum mean?
The plant Calotropis gigantea.
Where does yercum come from?
Borrowed from Tamil எருக்கம் (erukkam), combining form of எருக்கு (erukku, “yercum”).

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