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gomphrena

/ɡɒmˈfriːnə/

gomphrena noun: any plant of the genus Gomphrena of globe amaranths.

Noun

gomphrena (plural gomphrenas)

  1. Any plant of the genus Gomphrena of globe amaranths.

Forms of gomphrena

pluralgomphrenas

Origin of gomphrena

From the genus name, from the Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “peg”).

Questions about gomphrena

What does gomphrena mean?
Gomphrena means any plant of the genus Gomphrena of globe amaranths.
What part of speech is gomphrena?
Gomphrena is a noun.
How do you pronounce gomphrena?
Gomphrena is pronounced /ɡɒmˈfriːnə/.
What is the plural of gomphrena?
The plural of gomphrena is gomphrenas.

Words near gomphrena in the dictionary

  1. gomphotherids
  2. gomphotheriid
  3. gomphotheriids
  4. gomphotin
  5. gomphotoxin
  6. gomphrena
  7. gomphrenas
  8. goms
  9. Gomshall
  10. gomtang
  11. Gomti

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