Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calyceraceous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ca-lyc-er-a-ceous
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Calyceraceae.

Etymology

From translingual Calyceraceae + -ous, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux, “cup”) + Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + -aceous.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does calyceraceous mean?
Of or relating to the Calyceraceae.
Where does calyceraceous come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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