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hoodia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
hood-ia
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Hoodia of succulent cactiform plants.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

hoodias (plural)

Questions

What does hoodia mean?
Any of the genus Hoodia of succulent cactiform plants.
Where does hoodia come from?
From the genus name.

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