mei

1. 1.

   Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits

   SynonymsJapanese apricotPrunus mume

   Broaderapricot

Other forms of mei

plural

meis·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about mei

What does mei mean?

mei means "Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits".

How many syllables are in mei?

mei has 1 syllable: mei. In IPA it is /ˈmeɪ/.

What is another word for mei?

Close synonyms include Japanese apricot, Prunus mume. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mei a common word?

mei is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with mei?

5 words rhyme with mei. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.