Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

liriodendron tulipifera

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.92 in modern English

Syllables: liri-o-den-dron -tulip-ifera
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work

Synonyms

tulip tree tulip poplar yellow poplar canary whitewood

Questions

What does liriodendron tulipifera mean?: tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work

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