Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wellingtonia

/ˌwɛlɪŋˈtoʊ.ni.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: welling-to-nia
IPA: /ˌwɛlɪŋˈtoʊ.ni.ə/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large coniferous tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, from California.

British usage

noun

Wellingtonia arnottiana, now Meliosma arnottiana

Etymology

From the original taxonomic name, Wellingtonia gigantea, which was invalid because "Wellingtonia" had already been used for another plant. Probably named for the Duke of Wellington, who died the year before.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌwɛlɪŋˈtoʊ.ni.ə/
British English: /ˌwɛlɪŋˈtəʊ.ni.ə/

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

wellingtonias (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce wellingtonia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌwɛlɪŋˈtoʊ.ni.ə/.
What does wellingtonia mean?: A large coniferous tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, from California.
Where does wellingtonia come from?: From the original taxonomic name, Wellingtonia gigantea, which was invalid because "Wellingtonia" had already been used for another plant. Probably named for the Duke of Wellington, who died the year before.

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