Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shootward

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shoot-ward
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Toward the shoot of a plant.

Example Sentences

"In Arabidopsis roots, cold stress may reduce shootward auxin transport and alter the intracellular auxin gradient."

Etymology

From shoot + -ward.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: shoot

Questions

What does shootward mean?: Toward the shoot of a plant.
Where does shootward come from?: From shoot + -ward.

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