Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cormus

/ˈkɔː(ɹ)məs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cor-mus
IPA: /ˈkɔː(ɹ)məs/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

An organism made up of a number of individuals, such as, for example, would be formed by a process of budding from a parent stalk where the buds remain attached.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós, “trunk of a tree with the boughs cut off”), from κείρω (keírō, “shear”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈkɔː(ɹ)məs/

Inflected Forms

cormi (plural)

Homonyms

cormous

Rhymes With

enormous ginormous formous

Questions

How do you pronounce cormus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɔː(ɹ)məs/.
What does cormus mean?: A corm.
Where does cormus come from?: From Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós, “trunk of a tree with the boughs cut off”), from κείρω (keírō, “shear”).

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