Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caesalpiniaceous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cae-salpini-a-ceous
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Belonging to the family Caesalpiniaceae, now usually subfamily Caesalpinioideae, of peacock flowers and close relatives.

Etymology

From Caesalpiniaceae + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does caesalpiniaceous mean?
Belonging to the family Caesalpiniaceae, now usually subfamily Caesalpinioideae, of peacock flowers and close relatives.
Where does caesalpiniaceous come from?
From Caesalpiniaceae + -ous.

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