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nyssa

nyssa noun: a tree of the genus Nyssa.

Noun

nyssa (plural nyssas)

  1. A tree of the genus Nyssa.
    • Like other nyssas, it is in nature a creature of swampy places and looks loveliest where massed close to water and reflected in it, but justifies itself elsewhere if the soil is moist and acid, succeeding in wet clay.1975, Peter N. Barber, Cecil Ernest Lucas Phillips, The Trees Around Us, page 101

Proper noun capitalized: Nyssa

Nyssa

  1. A female given name.
    • Claire would have wagered there was nothing in life that could make her like Nyssa.
    • But Claire had not counted on Nyssa herself. Nyssa's aim in life seemed to be to do whatever she wanted whenever she wanted to do it.1992, Jude Deveraux, The Duchess, page 276
  2. (historical) An ancient Roman town in Cappadocia, noted for its once bishop, the 4th century Christian saint Gregory of Nyssa.
  3. A city in Malheur County, Oregon, United States.

Forms of nyssa

pluralnyssas

Questions about nyssa

What does nyssa mean?
Nyssa means a tree of the genus Nyssa.
What part of speech is nyssa?
Nyssa can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of nyssa?
The plural of nyssa is nyssas.

Words near nyssa in the dictionary

  1. NYSC
  2. NYSD
  3. NYSE
  4. NYSP
  5. NYSPI
  6. nyssa
  7. nyssaceous
  8. nyssas
  9. nystagmic
  10. nystagmiform
  11. nystagmogram

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