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orthosiphon

/ˌoɹ.θoʊˈsaɪ.fən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
or-thosiphon
IPA
/ˌoɹ.θoʊˈsaɪ.fən/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any herbaceous shrub of the genus Orthosiphon.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Orthosiphon, itself from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + Ancient Greek σῑ́φων (sī́phōn, “pipe, tube”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌoɹ.θoʊˈsaɪ.fən/

Inflected Forms

orthosiphons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Orthosiphon

Questions

How do you pronounce orthosiphon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoɹ.θoʊˈsaɪ.fən/.
What does orthosiphon mean?
Any herbaceous shrub of the genus Orthosiphon.
Where does orthosiphon come from?
Borrowed from translingual Orthosiphon, itself from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + Ancient Greek σῑ́φων (sī́phōn, “pipe, tube”).

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