Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vernonia

/vɚnˈoʊniə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: ver-non-ia
IPA: /vɚnˈoʊniə/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue

Synonyms

ironweed

Rhymes With

estonia macedonia antonia patagonia caledonia colonia amazonia tonia sinfonia harmonia gastonia ansonia

Questions

How do you pronounce vernonia?: The recorded pronunciation is /vɚnˈoʊniə/.
What does vernonia mean?: any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue

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