Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heuchera

/ˈhjuːkɨrə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: heuchera
IPA: /ˈhjuːkɨrə/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Heuchera of herbaceous perennial plants; coral bells, alumroot.

Example Sentences

"Silver plants bring out the colors of everything else: purple gomphrenas, lime-green nicotianas, the apricot leaves of Caramel, a tough heuchera that can take humidity."

Etymology

From the genus name, Heuchera.

Inflected Forms

heucheras (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce heuchera?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhjuːkɨrə/.
What does heuchera mean?: Any of the genus Heuchera of herbaceous perennial plants; coral bells, alumroot.
Where does heuchera come from?: From the genus name, Heuchera.

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