Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dropseed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dropseed
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the genus Sporobolus of bunchgrasses.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Calque of translingual Sporobolus. By surface analysis, drop + seed.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dropseeds (plural)

Synonyms

drop-seed

Homonyms

dropsied

Questions

What does dropseed mean?: Any member of the genus Sporobolus of bunchgrasses.
Where does dropseed come from?: Calque of translingual Sporobolus. By surface analysis, drop + seed.

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