Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nyssa sylvatica

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: nys-sa -syl-vat-i-ca
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall

Synonyms

sour gum black gum pepperidge

Questions

What does nyssa sylvatica mean?: columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall

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