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peristeria

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
peri-s-te-ria
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Peristeria of orchidaceous plants.

Etymology

From the genus name, itself from περιστερά (peristerá, “pigeon”).

Inflected Forms

peristerias (plural)

Questions

What does peristeria mean?
Any of the genus Peristeria of orchidaceous plants.
Where does peristeria come from?
From the genus name, itself from περιστερά (peristerá, “pigeon”).

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