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trophosperm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
trophos-perm
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The placenta.

Obsolete

Etymology

From tropho- + Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”). Compare French trophosperme.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: tropho-
  • Root: σπέρμα, trophosperme

Usage

Inflected Forms

trophosperms (plural)

Questions

What does trophosperm mean?
The placenta.
Where does trophosperm come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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