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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wagenboom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wa-gen-boom
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A South African proteaceous tree (Protea nitida).

Dated

noun

The tough wood of this tree, formerly used for making furniture or wagon wheels.

Dated

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans wagenboom, literally "wagon tree".

Usage

Inflected Forms

wagenbooms (plural)

Synonyms

waboom wagon tree

Questions

What does wagenboom mean?
A South African proteaceous tree (Protea nitida).
Where does wagenboom come from?
Borrowed from Afrikaans wagenboom, literally "wagon tree".

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