Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

garcinia

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: garcinia
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tropical tree of the genus Garcinia, including the mangosteen and the gamboge tree.

Example Sentences

"The paint in Mr Li's hand was the resin of the garcinia, and it had been tapped using a similar method to rubber extraction – except for one critical difference."

Etymology

From the genus name, translingual Garcinia.

Word Breakdown

Root: Garcinia

Inflected Forms

garcinias (plural)

Questions

What does garcinia mean?: A tropical tree of the genus Garcinia, including the mangosteen and the gamboge tree.
Where does garcinia come from?: From the genus name, translingual Garcinia.

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