Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nelumbium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nelumbi-um
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the former plant genus Nelumbium.

Example Sentences

"It must be understood that while the nelumbiums are hardy, they are so only as long as the tubers are out of the reach of frost."

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

nelumbiums (plural)

Questions

What does nelumbium mean?: Any member of the former plant genus Nelumbium.
Where does nelumbium come from?: From the genus name.

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