Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skimmia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: skim-mia
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Skimmia of evergreen shrubs and trees.

Example Sentences

"For those customers she recommends shrubs, especially broad-leaved evergreens like skimmia, aucuba, and variegated leucothoe."

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

skimmias (plural)

Questions

What does skimmia mean?: Any of the genus Skimmia of evergreen shrubs and trees.
Where does skimmia come from?: From the genus name.

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