Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

longleaf

/lˈɔŋlˌif/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: lon-gleaf
IPA: /lˈɔŋlˌif/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A longleaf pine, Pinus palustris, or the wood of this tree

Example Sentences

"The best timber was longleaf, and it grew in the piney woods."

Etymology

From long + leaf.

Inflected Forms

longleafs (plural) longleaves (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce longleaf?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈɔŋlˌif/.
What does longleaf mean?: A longleaf pine, Pinus palustris, or the wood of this tree
Where does longleaf come from?: From long + leaf.

How to pronounce longleaf

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