Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

francoa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fran-coa
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant of the genus Francoa, with white, pink or red flowers, native to Chile.

Etymology

The genus Francoa was named by botanist Antonio José Cavanilles (1745-1804) after Spanish physician Francisco Franco who lived in 16th century.

Inflected Forms

francoas (plural)

Questions

What does francoa mean?: Any plant of the genus Francoa, with white, pink or red flowers, native to Chile.
Where does francoa come from?: The genus Francoa was named by botanist Antonio José Cavanilles (1745-1804) after Spanish physician Francisco Franco who lived in 16th century.

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