Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toxicodendron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: tox-i-co-den-dron
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the plants in the genus Toxicodendron, including poison ivy, poison oak, etc.

Example Sentences

"Those from the various toxicodendrons are similar or identical to one another, irrespective of species, and are referred to as urushiol or laccol, depending on chemical structure."

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

toxicodendrons (plural)

Questions

What does toxicodendron mean?: Any of the plants in the genus Toxicodendron, including poison ivy, poison oak, etc.
Where does toxicodendron come from?: From the genus name.

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