Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

masdevallia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mas-de-val-lia
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any orchid in the genus Masdevallia, whose species (approximately 500 or 600 depending on circumscription) have flowers of extremely diverse appearance.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Masdevallia, from Catalan Masdevall (surname, after José Masdevall, Spanish physician and botanist) + translingual -ia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: Masdevall
Root: Masdevallia
Suffix: -ia

Inflected Forms

masdevallias (plural)

Questions

What does masdevallia mean?: Any orchid in the genus Masdevallia, whose species (approximately 500 or 600 depending on circumscription) have flowers of extremely diverse appearance.
Where does masdevallia come from?: Borrowed from translingual Masdevallia, from Catalan Masdevall (surname, after José Masdevall, Spanish physician and botanist) + translingual -ia.

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