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lilyturf

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lily-turf
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of low-growing, grasslike perennials of the genera Liriope and Ophiopogon that are often used in landscaping for ground cover.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From lily + turf, a coinage of the 1920s.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lilyturfs (plural)

Synonyms

lily turf liriope muscari

Questions

What does lilyturf mean?
Any of a group of low-growing, grasslike perennials of the genera Liriope and Ophiopogon that are often used in landscaping for ground cover.
Where does lilyturf come from?
From lily + turf, a coinage of the 1920s.

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