Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lepiotoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: le-p-i-otoid
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describes any mushroom that has free gills and an annulus but lacks a volva.

Etymology

From taxonomic name Lepiota + -oid, historically a wastebasket taxon for species described as such.

Inflected Forms

more lepiotoid (comparative) most lepiotoid (superlative)

Questions

What does lepiotoid mean?: Describes any mushroom that has free gills and an annulus but lacks a volva.
Where does lepiotoid come from?: From taxonomic name Lepiota + -oid, historically a wastebasket taxon for species described as such.

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