Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epimedium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: epimedi-um
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the plants in the genus Epimedium.

Example Sentences

"Out in the front yard, a jumble of iris japonica, Chinese epimedium and carex leaves covers one wall, a plant wall experiment begun five years ago."

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

epimediums (plural)

Questions

What does epimedium mean?: Any of the plants in the genus Epimedium.
Where does epimedium come from?: From the genus name.

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