Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dictyota

/ˌdɪk.tiˈoʊ.tə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dic-ty-ota
IPA: /ˌdɪk.tiˈoʊ.tə/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any brown alga of the genus Dictyota.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Dictyota liturata J. Ag. and Dictyota Pappeana Kütz., as figured in Kutzing, Tab. Phyc., Vol. IX, Pl. 38, resemble in habit two extreme forms of this species, but both of them, as well as Dictyota Binghamiana, appear to be true Dictyotas, the internal layer never haying more than one series of cells."
"I think many dictyotas can be a hassle. The stuff I had broke apart easily and any fragments would attach and grow wherever they landed."
"The dictyota I had that was invasive was a silvery color."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Dictyota, from Ancient Greek δικτυωτός (diktuōtós, “netted; latticed”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: δικτυωτός

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌdɪk.tiˈoʊ.tə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dictyotas (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce dictyota?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɪk.tiˈoʊ.tə/.
What does dictyota mean?: Any brown alga of the genus Dictyota.
Where does dictyota come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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