Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anacharis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: anacharis
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any freshwater weed of genus Elodea in the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharitaceae), native to America; the waterweed or water thyme.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, “up”) + χάρις (kháris, “grace”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀνά

Usage

Questions

What does anacharis mean?: Any freshwater weed of genus Elodea in the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharitaceae), native to America; the waterweed or water thyme.
Where does anacharis come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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