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bulbophyllum

/ˌbʌl.boʊˈfaɪ.ləm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bul-bo-phyl-lum
IPA
/ˌbʌl.boʊˈfaɪ.ləm/
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the orchids of the genus Bulbophyllum, which are epiphytes and lithophytes.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Bulbophyllum, from Latin bulbus (“bulb”) + Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌbʌl.boʊˈfaɪ.ləm/

Inflected Forms

bulbophyllums (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Bulbophyllum dendrobium

Rhymes With

asylum phylum xylem hilum whilom pilum filum

Questions

How do you pronounce bulbophyllum?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbʌl.boʊˈfaɪ.ləm/.
What does bulbophyllum mean?
Any of the orchids of the genus Bulbophyllum, which are epiphytes and lithophytes.
Where does bulbophyllum come from?
Borrowed from translingual Bulbophyllum, from Latin bulbus (“bulb”) + Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

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