Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fusoid-ventricose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fu-soid-ven-tri-cose
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a structure which is distinctly enlarged in the middle and tapered toward both ends

Example Sentences

"[…] sp. irregularly elliptic-oblong (angulato-ellipsoideis), 9-15 × 5-7 μ; c. fusoid-ventricose, 60-70 × 19-22 μ."
"The fusoid-ventricose type (fig. A13) apparently arises from the basidiole-type by elongation of the apical region of the cell to produce a ± narrow neck tapered to a more or less obtuse apex."
"SPORES 7–9 × 4–5 μm, ellipsoid, smooth, with an apical germ pore, thin-walled, purplish brown in deposit; cheilocystidia clavate or fusoid-ventricose; annulus, and fruits in fall and winter at lower elevations."

Inflected Forms

more fusoid-ventricose (comparative) most fusoid-ventricose (superlative)

Phrases

ventricose-fusoid

Frequently Paired Words

ventricose-fusoid

Questions

What does fusoid-ventricose mean?: Having a structure which is distinctly enlarged in the middle and tapered toward both ends

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