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tradescantia

/ˌtɹædɪˈskænti.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
trades-cant-ia
IPA
/ˌtɹædɪˈskænti.ə/
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Tradescantia of spiderworts.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Tradescantia

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Tradescantia

Inflected Forms

tradescantias (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce tradescantia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɹædɪˈskænti.ə/.
What does tradescantia mean?
Any of the genus Tradescantia of spiderworts.
Where does tradescantia come from?
Borrowed from translingual Tradescantia

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