Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rhizospheric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rhi-zo-spher-ic
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the rhizosphere.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂dsder. Ancient Greek ῥῐ́ζᾰ (rhĭ́ză)lbor. English rhizo- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -sphere English rhizosphere Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English rhizospheric From rhizosphere + -ic.

Derived Forms

Questions

What does rhizospheric mean?
Of or pertaining to the rhizosphere.
Where does rhizospheric come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂dsder. Ancient Greek ῥῐ́ζᾰ (rhĭ́ză)lbor. English rhizo- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -sphere English rhizosphere Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English rhizospheric From rhizosphere + -ic.

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