Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amphigenous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: am-phige-nous
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

growing on all sides of a leaf, as in the lichens

adj

bisexual (attracted to both males and females).

Obsolete

adj

bisexual (attracted to both males and females).

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"amphigenous diaspores"
"amphigenous hyphae"

Etymology

From amphi- + -genous.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: γένος

Usage

Obsolete

Derived Forms

amphigenously

Questions

What does amphigenous mean?: growing on all sides of a leaf, as in the lichens
Where does amphigenous come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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