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melaleuca

/ˌmɛləˈluːkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
melaleu-ca
IPA
/ˌmɛləˈluːkə/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the genus Melaleuca of shrubs and trees in the myrtle family.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *mélh₂ns Proto-Hellenic *mélans Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas) Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *lewkós Proto-Hellenic *leukós Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Translingual Melaleucabor. English melaleuca Borrowed from Translingual Melaleuca.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmɛləˈluːkə/

Inflected Forms

melaleucas (plural)

Phrases

melaleuca oil

Questions

How do you pronounce melaleuca?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛləˈluːkə/.
What does melaleuca mean?
Any member of the genus Melaleuca of shrubs and trees in the myrtle family.
Where does melaleuca come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *mélh₂ns Proto-Hellenic *mélans Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas) Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *lewkós Proto-Hellenic *leukós Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Translingual Melaleucabor. English melaleuca Borrowed from Translingual Melaleuca.

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