Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keurboom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: keur-boom
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of tree, Virgilia oroboides, noted for its pretty lilac flowers.

Etymology

From Afrikaans keur (“pick or choice”) + boom (“tree”).

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: keur

Inflected Forms

keurbooms (plural)

Synonyms

blossom tree Cape lilac pink blossom tree tree-in-a-hurry virgilia capensis virgilia oroboides virgilia divaricata

Questions

What does keurboom mean?: A species of tree, Virgilia oroboides, noted for its pretty lilac flowers.
Where does keurboom come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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