Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xylosma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xy-los-ma
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various evergreen shrubs and small trees in the genus Xylosma

Example Sentences

"The intergrown foliage atop a xylosma hedge appears to be delicately balanced on long wooden fingers."

Etymology

From the genus name Xylosma.

Inflected Forms

xylosmas (plural)

Synonyms

xylosma congestum

Questions

What does xylosma mean?: Any of various evergreen shrubs and small trees in the genus Xylosma
Where does xylosma come from?: From the genus name Xylosma.

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