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handflower

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hand-flow-er
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Mexican hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).

noun

A wallflower (Erysimum cheiri, syns. Erysimum × cheiri, Cheiranthus cheiri).

noun

An item of jewellery consisting of a bracelet linked to a ring by chains, lace or other elements which cross the back of the hand.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From hand + flower. Chiranthodendron pentadactylon is so called because its flowers resemble five-fingered human hands.

Inflected Forms

handflowers (plural)

Synonyms

slave bracelet

Questions

What does handflower mean?
A Mexican hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).
Where does handflower come from?
From hand + flower. Chiranthodendron pentadactylon is so called because its flowers resemble five-fingered human hands.

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