Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zantedeschia

/ˌzæntəˈdɛski.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zant-edeschia
IPA: /ˌzæntəˈdɛski.ə/

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Zantedeschia of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa.

Etymology

From the genus name. In turn Named after Italian botanist Giovanni Zantedeschi (1773–1846).

Inflected Forms

zantedeschias (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce zantedeschia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌzæntəˈdɛski.ə/.
What does zantedeschia mean?: Any of the genus Zantedeschia of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa.
Where does zantedeschia come from?: From the genus name. In turn Named after Italian botanist Giovanni Zantedeschi (1773–1846).

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