Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verticillium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
ver-ti-cil-li-um
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many fungi, of the genus Verticillium, that cause wilt in plants

Etymology

From the genus name.

Questions

What does verticillium mean?
Any of many fungi, of the genus Verticillium, that cause wilt in plants
Where does verticillium come from?
From the genus name.

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