Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diospyros

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: diospy-ros
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any tree of the genus Diospyros.

Example Sentences

"Meanwhile, in order to further verify the stable and useful of SCoT markers in diospyros germplasms, SSR markers were also used in current research to analyze the genetic diversity and relationship in the same diospyros germplasms."

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

diospyroses (plural)

Questions

What does diospyros mean?: Any tree of the genus Diospyros.
Where does diospyros come from?: From the genus name.

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