Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

combretum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: com-bre-tum
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a number of tropical trees and shrubs in the genus Combretum.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Combretum, from Latin combrētum.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Combretum, combrētum

Inflected Forms

combretums (plural)

Questions

What does combretum mean?: Any of a number of tropical trees and shrubs in the genus Combretum.
Where does combretum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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