Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ghetto palm

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: ghet-to -palm
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima)

Example Sentences

"Note the presence in the foreground of the fronds of ailanthus, often called “ghetto palm,” now ubiquitous in Baltimore but apparently already common in the 1930s."

Etymology

From its tendency to grow wild in weeded-over urban areas of the United States.

Inflected Forms

ghetto palms (plural)

Phrases

ghetto bird

Frequently Paired Words

ghetto bird

Synonyms

tree of heaven

Questions

What does ghetto palm mean?: Synonym of tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
Where does ghetto palm come from?: From its tendency to grow wild in weeded-over urban areas of the United States.

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