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jugum

/ˈd͡ʒuː.ɡəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
jugum
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒuː.ɡəm/
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A connecting ridge or projection, especially on a bone.

noun

A lobe on the forewing of some moths which interlocks with the hindwing in flight.

noun

One of the ridges commonly found on the fruit of umbelliferous plants.

noun

A pair of opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant.

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin jugum (“a yoke, collar; a pair of anything; the summit, ridge”). Doublet of yoke and yuga.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

juga (plural) jugums (plural)

Derived Forms

jugary

Phrases

jugum penis jugum petrosum jugum sphenoidale

Frequently Paired Words

jugal jugate jugulum jugum penis jugum petrosum jugum sphenoidale

Questions

How do you pronounce jugum?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒuː.ɡəm/.
What does jugum mean?
A connecting ridge or projection, especially on a bone.
Where does jugum come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce jugum

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