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genista

/dʒɛˈnɪstə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
genista
IPA
/dʒɛˈnɪstə/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the flowering plant genus Genista.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

genistas (plural)

Phrases

planta genista

Frequently Paired Words

planta genista

Questions

How do you pronounce genista?
The recorded pronunciation is /dʒɛˈnɪstə/.
What does genista mean?
Any member of the flowering plant genus Genista.
Where does genista come from?
From the genus name.

How to pronounce genista

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