Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gorli

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gor-li
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tropical shrubby tree (Caloncoba echinata, formerly Oncoba echinata) with small white flowers and inedible greenish-yellow berries, used both as an ornamental shrub and for medicinal purposes.

Example Sentences

"Another small group has received the ethyl esters of the fatty acids of the oil expressed from the seed of the gorli tree, which contains more chaulmoogric acid and less hydnocarpic acid than does chaulmoogra oil . From a chemical standpoint, gorli oil should be a fair substitute for chaulmoogra oil in case of a shortage of the latter."
"Gorli (Caloncoba echinata) is known for its characteristic small whitish flowers, borne in the axils of the leaves, and in clusters on common stalks, which are a few millimeters long."

Derived Forms

gorlic

Phrases

gorli oil gorlic acid

Questions

What does gorli mean?: A tropical shrubby tree (Caloncoba echinata, formerly Oncoba echinata) with small white flowers and inedible greenish-yellow berries, used both as an ornamental shrub and for medicinal purposes.

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