Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calathea

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: ca-lathea
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Calathea of plants belonging to the family Marantaceae.

Example Sentences

"Even the plants look expensive. A humidifier hisses beneath her calatheas."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Calathea.

Word Breakdown

Root: Calathea

Inflected Forms

calatheas (plural)

Questions

What does calathea mean?: Any of the genus Calathea of plants belonging to the family Marantaceae.
Where does calathea come from?: Borrowed from translingual Calathea.

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