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star-of-bethlehem

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
star-of--beth-le-hem
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Ornithogalum of perennial plants mostly native to southern Europe and southern Africa, with clusters of typically white star-shaped flowers.

Etymology

From the Star of Bethlehem in Christian tradition.

Inflected Forms

stars-of-Bathlehem (plural) star-of-Bethlehems (plural)

Synonyms

ornithogalum ornithogale

Questions

What does star-of-bethlehem mean?
Any of the genus Ornithogalum of perennial plants mostly native to southern Europe and southern Africa, with clusters of typically white star-shaped flowers.
Where does star-of-bethlehem come from?
From the Star of Bethlehem in Christian tradition.

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