Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moonflower

/ˈmuːnflaʊə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: moon-flow-er
IPA: /ˈmuːnflaʊə/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of certain plants that flower at night:

Obsolete

noun

Any of certain plants that flower at night:

noun

Any of certain plants that flower at night:

noun

Any of certain plants that flower at night:

noun

Any of certain plants that flower at night:

noun

Any of certain plants that flower at night:

noun

Any of certain plants that flower at night:

Example Sentences

"Hôtel Saint-George […] through whose exotic gardens of giant contorted euphorbia and sweet-smelling moonflowers Churchill and the titans of the Second World War strolled, laying plans for a world in which Anglo-Saxon predominance seemed assured in perpetuity."

Etymology

From moon + flower.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈmuːnflaʊə/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

moonflowers (plural)

Phrases

Amazon moonflower beach moonflower moonflower bush moonflower cactus sea moonflower morning glory

Frequently Paired Words

morning glory sunflower

Synonyms

moon flower moonvine belle de nuit ipomoea alba

Questions

How do you pronounce moonflower?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmuːnflaʊə/.
What does moonflower mean?: Any of certain plants that flower at night:
Where does moonflower come from?: From moon + flower.

How to pronounce moonflower

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