Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laurophyllous

/lɔːˈɹɒfɪləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lau-ro-phyl-lous
IPA: /lɔːˈɹɒfɪləs/

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having leaves like those of the bay laurel.

Example Sentences

"Europe’s vegetation continued to evolve, though much of the continent continued to be dominated by a subtropical forest rich in members of the laurel family, known as the laurophyllus forests."

Etymology

An etymological hybrid of the Latin laurus (“bay laurel”) and the English -phyllous (from the Ancient Greek φύλλον, phúllon, “leaf”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /lɔːˈɹɒfɪləs/

Frequently Paired Words

laurophyllisation sclerophyllous

Questions

How do you pronounce laurophyllous?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɔːˈɹɒfɪləs/.
What does laurophyllous mean?: Having leaves like those of the bay laurel.
Where does laurophyllous come from?: An etymological hybrid of the Latin laurus (“bay laurel”) and the English -phyllous (from the Ancient Greek φύλλον, phúllon, “leaf”).

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