Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypostomatic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-pos-tom-at-ic
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English stomatic English hypostomatic From hypo- + stomatic.

Inflected Forms

more hypostomatic (comparative) most hypostomatic (superlative)

Questions

What does hypostomatic mean?
Having stomata (mostly) on the underneath (foliar abaxial surface)
Where does hypostomatic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English stomatic English hypostomatic From hypo- + stomatic.

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