Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agrostography

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: agros-tog-ra-phy
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scientific description of grasses.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the present unsatisfactory condition of agrostography, the limits between various Triticoid and Festucoid genera, and especially the value of the numerous small groups split off from Festuca and its allies by Grisebach, Ruprecht, Parlatore, and others, cannot be determined, and we must await the promised revision of this vast and very difficult family by Colonel Munro, before we can expect to see the existing class reduced to order."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀγρώστη (agrṓstē, “grass”) + + -graphy.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀγρώστη
Suffix: graphy

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

agrostology

Rhymes With

photography geography biography bibliography pornography autobiography choreography topography cinematography discography tomography typography

Questions

What does agrostography mean?: The scientific description of grasses.
Where does agrostography come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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