Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lachenalia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lachena-lia
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Lachenalia of bulbs.

Example Sentences

"“I have 60 different lachenalias, 10 different freesias, 25 moraeas,” Mr. Canning said, naming a few of his beauties, which, mixed in with big pots of camellias, will bloom from now through March."

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

lachenalias (plural)

Questions

What does lachenalia mean?: Any of the genus Lachenalia of bulbs.
Where does lachenalia come from?: From the genus name.

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