Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crinum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: crinum
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Crinum of perennial plants with large showy flowers on leafless stems, which develop from bulbs.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Crinum, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κρῐ́νον (krĭ́non, “lily”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Crinum, κρῐ́νον

Inflected Forms

crinums (plural)

Questions

What does crinum mean?: Any of the genus Crinum of perennial plants with large showy flowers on leafless stems, which develop from bulbs.
Where does crinum come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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