Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zanthoxylum

/ˌzænˈθɒksɪləm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: zan-thoxy-lum
IPA: /ˌzænˈθɒksɪləm/

35

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Zanthoxylum of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs in the citrus or rue family.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

zanthoxylums (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce zanthoxylum?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌzænˈθɒksɪləm/.
What does zanthoxylum mean?: Any of the genus Zanthoxylum of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs in the citrus or rue family.
Where does zanthoxylum come from?: From the genus name.

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