Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schwendenerian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
schwen-dene-r-i-an
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Simon Schwendener (1829–1919), Swiss botanist, or his discovery that lichens are formed by two separate organisms: a fungus and an alga.

Etymology

From Schwendener + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does schwendenerian mean?
Of or relating to Simon Schwendener (1829–1919), Swiss botanist, or his discovery that lichens are formed by two separate organisms: a fungus and an alga.
Where does schwendenerian come from?
From Schwendener + -ian.

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