Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zingiberaceous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zin-gib-er-a-ceous
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Beyond here the tides are not felt, and we now entered upon a district of elevated forest, with a finer vegetation. Large trees stretch out their arms across the stream, and the steep, earthy banks are clothed with ferns and zingiberaceous plants."

Etymology

From translingual Zingiberaceae + -ous.

Questions

What does zingiberaceous mean?: zinziberaceous
Where does zingiberaceous come from?: From translingual Zingiberaceae + -ous.

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