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loblolly bay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
loblol-ly bay
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of species Gordonia lasianthus of elegant white-flowered evergreen shrubs or small trees, growing in the maritime parts of the southern United States. Its bark is sometimes used in tanning.

noun

A similar West Indian tree of species Gordonia haematoxylon.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

loblolly bays (plural) loblolly-bay (alternative)

Synonyms

black laurel holly bay tan bay swamp laurel bloodwood Laplacea haemotoxylon

Questions

What does loblolly bay mean?
Any of species Gordonia lasianthus of elegant white-flowered evergreen shrubs or small trees, growing in the maritime parts of the southern United States. Its bark is sometimes used in tanning.

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