lithops
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Lithops are self-sterile, so that seed will only be produced if the plant is pollinated from another specimen from a different clone or group. Yellow flowers will not fertilize white and vice-versa. There is not the same range of flower colour as shown by the conophytums; lithops’ flowers are either white or yellow."
- "And the succulents house, which is kept a cool 60 degrees during the day and 50 to 55 degrees at night, holds aloes and lithops (which look like small stones), just beginning to bloom."
- "Lithops (‘Lithops’ singular) are easily one of Earth's weirdest plants making them highly popular with succulent lovers. They're also infamous for being easy to kill. In fact, I bet we'd be hard pressed to find someone who has never killed a Lithops unless they've just never had one, and that doesn't count."
Etymology
From the genus name, translingual Lithops.
Word Breakdown
- Root: Lithops