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houstonia

/h(j)uˈstoʊ.ni.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
hous-to-nia
IPA
/h(j)uˈstoʊ.ni.ə/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Houstonia of rubiaceous flowering plants.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /h(j)uˈstoʊ.ni.ə/
  • British English: /hjuːˈstəʊ.ni.ə/

Inflected Forms

houstonias (plural)

Rhymes With

estonia macedonia ammonia catalonia patagonia babylonia snowdonia livonia franconia laconia sinfonia begonia

Questions

How do you pronounce houstonia?
The recorded pronunciation is /h(j)uˈstoʊ.ni.ə/.
What does houstonia mean?
Any of the genus Houstonia of rubiaceous flowering plants.
Where does houstonia come from?
From the genus name.

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