Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leptocaulous

/ˌlɛptoʊˈkɔləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lep-to-caulous
IPA: /ˌlɛptoʊˈkɔləs/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to a leptocaul; having a slender stem and many branches.

adj

Not exhibiting further enlargement of segments formed by secondary growth after their initial formation, so that filaments remain at the same diameter as the apical cell that generated them.

Etymology

From leptocaul + -ous.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌlɛptoʊˈkɔləs/
British English: /ˌlɛptəʊˈkɔːləs/

Antonyms

pachycaulous auxocaulous

Questions

How do you pronounce leptocaulous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌlɛptoʊˈkɔləs/.
What does leptocaulous mean?: Relating to a leptocaul; having a slender stem and many branches.
Where does leptocaulous come from?: From leptocaul + -ous.

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