Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

typha latifolia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: ty-pha lat-i-fo-lia
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa

Synonyms

cat's-tail bullrush bulrush nailrod reed mace reedmace

Questions

What does typha latifolia mean?: tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa

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