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hermodactyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
her-modactyl
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of root, probably from a plant of the genus Colchicum, as imported and used in Western medicine.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Medieval Latin hermodactylus, from Ancient Greek ἑρμοδάκτυλος (hermodáktulos, “Hermes's finger”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hermodactylus, ἑρμοδάκτυλος

Usage

Inflected Forms

hermodactyls (plural)

Questions

What does hermodactyl mean?
A type of root, probably from a plant of the genus Colchicum, as imported and used in Western medicine.
Where does hermodactyl come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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