Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lily of the nile

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: lily of the nile
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Agapanthus praecox, a plant species in the family Alliaceae.

noun

Zantedeschia aethiopica, a plant species in the family Araceae.

Inflected Forms

lilies of the Nile (plural)

Synonyms

common agapanthus blue lily African lily arum lily calla lily agapanthus

Questions

What does lily of the nile mean?: Agapanthus praecox, a plant species in the family Alliaceae.

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