Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prasinophyte

/pɹəˈzɪnəˌfaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prasino-phyte
IPA: /pɹəˈzɪnəˌfaɪt/

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various flagellate, unicellular green algae of the class Prasinophyceae

Etymology

Ancient Greek πρᾰ́σῐνος (prắsĭnos, “leak-green, light green”) + -phyte (“plant”)

Word Breakdown

Suffix: phyte

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɹəˈzɪnəˌfaɪt/
British English: /pɹəˈzɪnə(ʊ)fʌɪt/

Inflected Forms

prasinophytes (plural)

Derived Forms

picoprasinophyte

Frequently Paired Words

prasinophytic

Questions

How do you pronounce prasinophyte?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈzɪnəˌfaɪt/.
What does prasinophyte mean?: Any of various flagellate, unicellular green algae of the class Prasinophyceae
Where does prasinophyte come from?: Ancient Greek πρᾰ́σῐνος (prắsĭnos, “leak-green, light green”) + -phyte (“plant”)

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