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cissus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
cis-sus
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Cissus of woody vines.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Cissus, from Latin cissus and Ancient Greek κισσός (kissós).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cissus, κισσός

Usage

Inflected Forms

cissuses (plural) cissi (plural)

Questions

What does cissus mean?
Any of the genus Cissus of woody vines.
Where does cissus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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