Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gaillardia

/ɡeɪˈlɑː(ɹ)dɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: gail-lar-dia
IPA: /ɡeɪˈlɑː(ɹ)dɪə/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several New World flowering plants of the genus Gaillardia

Etymology

From the genus name. Named after Maître Gaillard de Charentonneau, an 18th-century French magistrate and an enthusiastic botanist.

Inflected Forms

gaillardias (plural)

Synonyms

blanket flower

Questions

How do you pronounce gaillardia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡeɪˈlɑː(ɹ)dɪə/.
What does gaillardia mean?: Any of several New World flowering plants of the genus Gaillardia
Where does gaillardia come from?: From the genus name. Named after Maître Gaillard de Charentonneau, an 18th-century French magistrate and an enthusiastic botanist.

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