redbird cactus
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Jungle clung to the canyons, but there were broad expanses of brushland grown with mesquite and agave and flowering redbird cactus."
- "Some say the flowers of devil's backbone look like cardinals perched around a feeder, each flower a long-tailed red teardrop that gives rise to another common name, red bird cactus."
Etymology
Named for the appearance of its flower clusters, resembling small birds gathered around a birdfeeder.