Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

capillitium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: capil-li-tium
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mass of sterile fibers within a fruiting body interspersed among spores.

Etymology

From New Latin, from Latin, “hair (collectively)”, from capillus.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

capillitia (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

capillitial

Questions

What does capillitium mean?: A mass of sterile fibers within a fruiting body interspersed among spores.
Where does capillitium come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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