Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orthospermous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-thos-per-mous
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the seeds straight, as in the fruits of some umbelliferous plants.

Example Sentences

"But in regard to the differences both in the internal and external structure of the seeds, […] in the Umbelliferae these differences are of such apparent importance—the seeds being in some cases, according to Tausch, orthospermous in the exterior flowers and cœlospermous in the central flowers,—[…]"

Etymology

Ancient Greek

Questions

What does orthospermous mean?: Having the seeds straight, as in the fruits of some umbelliferous plants.
Where does orthospermous come from?: Ancient Greek

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