Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lauraceous

/ˌlɔɹˈeɪ.ʃəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lau-ra-ceous
IPA: /ˌlɔɹˈeɪ.ʃəs/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Belonging to, or resembling, a natural order (Lauraceae) of trees and shrubs having aromatic bark and foliage, and including laurel, sassafras, cinnamon, true camphor, etc.

Etymology

From Lauraceae, from Latin laurus (“laurel”) + -aceous.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: -aceous

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌlɔɹˈeɪ.ʃəs/

Inflected Forms

more lauraceous (comparative) most lauraceous (superlative)

Rhymes With

gracious spacious cretaceous tenacious audacious gaseous herbaceous voracious flirtatious vivacious ostentatious fallacious

Questions

How do you pronounce lauraceous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌlɔɹˈeɪ.ʃəs/.
What does lauraceous mean?: Belonging to, or resembling, a natural order (Lauraceae) of trees and shrubs having aromatic bark and foliage, and including laurel, sassafras, cinnamon, true camphor, etc.
Where does lauraceous come from?: From Lauraceae, from Latin laurus (“laurel”) + -aceous.

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