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gomphrena

/ɡɒmˈfriːnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gom-phre-na
IPA
/ɡɒmˈfriːnə/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant of the genus Gomphrena of globe amaranths.

Etymology

From the genus name, from the Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “peg”).

Inflected Forms

gomphrenas (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce gomphrena?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɒmˈfriːnə/.
What does gomphrena mean?
Any plant of the genus Gomphrena of globe amaranths.
Where does gomphrena come from?
From the genus name, from the Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “peg”).

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