Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trichophyte

/ˈtɹɪkəfaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tri-chophyte
IPA: /ˈtɹɪkəfaɪt/

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any organism of the fungus genus Trichophyton.

noun

A terrestrial plant that can tolerate some degree of flooding and submergence in water.

Etymology

From tricho- (“hair”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tricho
Suffix: phyte

Inflected Forms

trichophytes (plural)

Derived Forms

trichophytic trichophytosis

Frequently Paired Words

hydatophyte

Questions

How do you pronounce trichophyte?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɪkəfaɪt/.
What does trichophyte mean?: Any organism of the fungus genus Trichophyton.
Where does trichophyte come from?: From tricho- (“hair”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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