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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

echium

/ˈɛkiəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
echi-um
IPA
/ˈɛkiəm/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the genus Echium of flowering plants.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Echium.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

echiums (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce echium?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛkiəm/.
What does echium mean?
Any member of the genus Echium of flowering plants.
Where does echium come from?
Borrowed from translingual Echium.

How to pronounce echium

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