Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemicryptophyte

/hɛmɪˈkɹɪptəʊfaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hemicryp-to-phyte
IPA: /hɛmɪˈkɹɪptəʊfaɪt/

35

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant whose buds rest on the surface, being protected in various ways.

Etymology

From Danish hemikryptofyt, equivalent to hemi- (“half”) + cryptophyte, from crypto- (“hidden”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Origin

Source language: Danish

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hemi, crypto
Root: hemikryptofyt
Suffix: phyte

Inflected Forms

hemicryptophytes (plural)

Derived Forms

hydrohemicryptophyte

Questions

How do you pronounce hemicryptophyte?: The recorded pronunciation is /hɛmɪˈkɹɪptəʊfaɪt/.
What does hemicryptophyte mean?: Any plant whose buds rest on the surface, being protected in various ways.
Where does hemicryptophyte come from?: It is traced to Danish.

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