Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

watsonia

/wɑtˈsoʊ.ni.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: wat-so-nia
IPA: /wɑtˈsoʊ.ni.ə/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of flowering plants in genus Watsonia within the family Iridaceae, the bugle lily.

name

A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Banyule, Victoria, Australia

Etymology

Named after W. Watson (died 1787), English botanist.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /wɑtˈsoʊ.ni.ə/
British English: /wɒtˈsəʊ.ni.ə/

Inflected Forms

watsonias (plural)

Phrases

Watsonia North

Rhymes With

estonia macedonia ammonia catalonia patagonia babylonia snowdonia livonia franconia laconia sinfonia begonia

Questions

How do you pronounce watsonia?: The recorded pronunciation is /wɑtˈsoʊ.ni.ə/.
What does watsonia mean?: Any of several species of flowering plants in genus Watsonia within the family Iridaceae, the bugle lily.
Where does watsonia come from?: Named after W. Watson (died 1787), English botanist.

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