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phormium

/ˈfɔ(ɹ)ˌmiəm/

phormium noun: any plant in the genus Phormium, New Zealand flax.

phormium: any plant in the genus Phormium, New Zealand flax
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Noun

phormium (plural phormiums)

  1. Any plant in the genus Phormium, New Zealand flax.

Forms of phormium

pluralphormiums

Origin of phormium

From the genus name.

Questions about phormium

What does phormium mean?
Phormium means any plant in the genus Phormium, New Zealand flax.
What part of speech is phormium?
Phormium is a noun.
How do you pronounce phormium?
Phormium is pronounced /ˈfɔ(ɹ)ˌmiəm/.
What is the plural of phormium?
The plural of phormium is phormiums.

Words near phormium in the dictionary

  1. phorids
  2. phormiaceous
  3. phorminges
  4. phorminx
  5. phorminxes
  6. phormium
  7. phormiums
  8. phorocyte
  9. phorocytes
  10. phorometer
  11. phorometers

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