Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gooseneck loosestrife

/ˈɡusˌnɛk ˈlusˌstɹaɪf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: goose-neck- looses-trife
IPA: /ˈɡusˌnɛk ˈlusˌstɹaɪf/

30

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lysimachia clethroides, a species of plant bearing many small white flowers.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

By surface analysis, gooseneck + loosestrife.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡusˌnɛk ˈlusˌstɹaɪf/

Usage

Inflected Forms

gooseneck loosestrifes (plural) gooseneck (alternative)

Phrases

Lysimachia clethroides

Frequently Paired Words

Lysimachia clethroides

Synonyms

lysimachia clethroides duby

Questions

How do you pronounce gooseneck loosestrife?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡusˌnɛk ˈlusˌstɹaɪf/.
What does gooseneck loosestrife mean?: Lysimachia clethroides, a species of plant bearing many small white flowers.
Where does gooseneck loosestrife come from?: By surface analysis, gooseneck + loosestrife.

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