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aetheogam

/eɪˈiːθɪəʊɡæm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
aetheogam
IPA
/eɪˈiːθɪəʊɡæm/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cryptogam; a plant of the obsolete taxonomic class Cryptogamia, having neither stamina nor pistils, and therefore no proper flowers, such as an alga, fern, fungus, lichen or moss.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀήθης (aḗthēs, “unusual”) + γάμος (gámos, “marriage”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /eɪˈiːθɪəʊɡæm/

Inflected Forms

aetheogams (plural) aëtheogam (alternative)

Derived Forms

aetheogamous

Synonyms

cryptogam

Questions

How do you pronounce aetheogam?
The recorded pronunciation is /eɪˈiːθɪəʊɡæm/.
What does aetheogam mean?
A cryptogam; a plant of the obsolete taxonomic class Cryptogamia, having neither stamina nor pistils, and therefore no proper flowers, such as an alga, fern, fungus, lichen or moss.
Where does aetheogam come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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