Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chlorospermous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chloros-per-mous
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having green seeds or spores.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"chlorospermous algae"
"The ulvas belong to the chlorospermous class of seaweeds, distinguished by their green spores, and the generally green color of their fronds."

Etymology

From chloro- + -spermous.

Usage

Archaic

Frequently Paired Words

xanthospermous

Questions

What does chlorospermous mean?: Having green seeds or spores.
Where does chlorospermous come from?: From chloro- + -spermous.

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