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potentilla

/ˌpoʊ.tɛnˈtɪ.lə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
po-ten-til-la
IPA
/ˌpoʊ.tɛnˈtɪ.lə/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many shrubs and herbs of the genus Potentilla; the cinquefoils.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Potentilla, from Latin potentilla, from potēns (“strong”) + -illa (dimintuive suffix).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpoʊ.tɛnˈtɪ.lə/

Inflected Forms

potentillas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Potentilla

Questions

How do you pronounce potentilla?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpoʊ.tɛnˈtɪ.lə/.
What does potentilla mean?
Any of many shrubs and herbs of the genus Potentilla; the cinquefoils.
Where does potentilla come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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