Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bicostate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bi-costate
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having two principal ribs running longitudinally, as in a leaf.

adj

having two ribs

adj

having two lines

Example Sentences

"bicostate at the base"
"shortly bicalcarate"
"bicalcarate insects"

Etymology

From bi- + costate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: bi

Questions

What does bicostate mean?: Having two principal ribs running longitudinally, as in a leaf.
Where does bicostate come from?: From bi- + costate.

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