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baptisia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
bap-tisia
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Baptisia.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Baptisia, derived from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω (baptízō, “to immerse”), in reference to the plant's use as a source of dye.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: βαπτίζω

Inflected Forms

baptisias (plural)

Synonyms

wild indigo false indigo

Questions

What does baptisia mean?
Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Baptisia.
Where does baptisia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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