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exocortex

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-o-cor-tex
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A special triple layer in the roots of saprophytic orchids.

noun

A hypothetical artificial information-processing system that would augment a brain's biological cognitive processes.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From exo- + cortex. The botanical sense involves the "tree bark" sense of cortex; the neurotechnology sense involves the cerebral cortex sense of cortex.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

exocortexes (plural) exocortices (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

second brain

Questions

What does exocortex mean?
A special triple layer in the roots of saprophytic orchids.
Where does exocortex come from?
From exo- + cortex. The botanical sense involves the "tree bark" sense of cortex; the neurotechnology sense involves the cerebral cortex sense of cortex.

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