Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sea ginger

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
sea gin-ger
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Millepora alcicornis, a hydrocoral with a calcareous skeleton.

Uncountable

Etymology

Because it stings the tongue like ginger.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sea gingers (plural)

Questions

What does sea ginger mean?
Millepora alcicornis, a hydrocoral with a calcareous skeleton.
Where does sea ginger come from?
Because it stings the tongue like ginger.

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