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whitebeam

/ˈwaɪtˌbim/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
white-beam
IPA
/ˈwaɪtˌbim/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria (now Aria edulis), native to Eurasia, especially common whitebeam.

Etymology

From Middle English witbeam, equivalent to white + beam (“tree”) – see Old English bēam (“tree”). In the name, white refers to the color of the leaves, when emergent and later the undersides.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈwaɪtˌbim/
  • British English: /ˈwaɪtˌbiːm/

Inflected Forms

whitebeams (plural)

Phrases

Bristol whitebeam no parking whitebeam rock whitebeam

Questions

How do you pronounce whitebeam?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwaɪtˌbim/.
What does whitebeam mean?
Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria (now Aria edulis), native to Eurasia, especially common whitebeam.
Where does whitebeam come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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