Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antirrhinum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: an-tir-rhinum
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant of the genus Antirrhinum of snapdragons.

Etymology

From Latin antirrhīnum, variant form of antirrhīnon, anti- + rhino- + -um.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti
Root: antirrhīnum
Suffix: rhino-

Inflected Forms

antirrhinums (plural)

Questions

What does antirrhinum mean?: Any plant of the genus Antirrhinum of snapdragons.
Where does antirrhinum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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