Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balloon flower

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: bal-loon flow-er
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A perennial herb, Platycodon grandiflorus, from Asia, having ornamental blue star-shaped flowers.

Inflected Forms

balloon flowers (plural)

Synonyms

Chinese bellflower Japanese bellflower kikyo platycodon scented penstemon penstemon palmeri

Questions

What does balloon flower mean?: A perennial herb, Platycodon grandiflorus, from Asia, having ornamental blue star-shaped flowers.

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