Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xylarium

/zaɪˈlɛɹi.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xy-lar-i-um
IPA: /zaɪˈlɛɹi.əm/

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A herbarium specialising in specimens of wood.

Example Sentences

"A plant anatomist receiving such samples can remove pickled wood and bark for anatomical study, then dry the remaining portions for inclusion in a xylarium."
"The genus [Dalechampia] is poorly represented in xylaria and its wood is little known."
"Samples were identified according to the standards of the International Association of Wood Anatomists (AWA) by consulting xylariums, glass plate archives, bibliographies and databases."

Etymology

From xylo- + -arium.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: xylo
Suffix: arium

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /zaɪˈlɛɹi.əm/
British English: /zaɪˈlɛəɹi.əm/

Inflected Forms

xylaria (plural) xylariums (plural)

Rhymes With

-arium orphanarium organobarium organosamarium nonaquarium argentarium valetudinarium radiobarium radiosamarium orchidarium penguinarium cochlearium

Questions

How do you pronounce xylarium?: The recorded pronunciation is /zaɪˈlɛɹi.əm/.
What does xylarium mean?: A herbarium specialising in specimens of wood.
Where does xylarium come from?: From xylo- + -arium.

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