Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hibbertia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hi-b-ber-tia
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the typically yellow-flowered shrubs in the genus Hibbertia, family Dilleniaceae.

Example Sentences

"From November to February, the usually sombre olive green bush is a palette of pink heath, cream and mauve melaleuca, gold hibbertias, snug on the ground, pale blue iris, the swashbuckling scarlet and orange blandfordia lily, and Hewardia tasmanica, the mountain purple iris."

Etymology

From genus name, translingual Hibbertia; named in honour of plant collector and amateur botanist George Hibbert.

Word Breakdown

Root: Hibbertia

Inflected Forms

hibbertias (plural)

Questions

What does hibbertia mean?: Any of the typically yellow-flowered shrubs in the genus Hibbertia, family Dilleniaceae.
Where does hibbertia come from?: From genus name, translingual Hibbertia; named in honour of plant collector and amateur botanist George Hibbert.

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