Definitions for Freesia

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Freesia free·si·a

Spelling: [free-zhee-uh, -zee-uh, -zhuh]

IPA: /ˈfri ʒi ə, -zi ə, -ʒə/

Freesia is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 183 anagrams from letters in Freesia (aeefirs).

Definitions for Freesia

noun

1. any of several plants belonging to the genus Freesia, of the iris family, native to southern Africa, having fragrant white, yellow, or sometimes rose-colored, tubular flowers.

Origin of Freesia

1880-85; New Latin; named after E. M. Fries (1794-1878), Swedish botanist; see -ia

Examples for Freesia

One of them is called freesia (Fig. 371) and if I could have but one kind of bulb to flower in the winter, I should choose this.

We have had our tea and the sunlight slants in over the white freesia and white hyacinths.

The freesia and the oxalis are of the "Cape" group of bulbs, and when started in the fall should blossom in four or five months.