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caulerpa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
cauler-pa
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any seaweed of the genus Caulerpa.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Caulerpa, from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, “stem, stalk”) + Ancient Greek ἕρπω (hérpō, “to creep, to crawl”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

caulerpas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Caulerpa

Questions

What does caulerpa mean?
Any seaweed of the genus Caulerpa.
Where does caulerpa come from?
Borrowed from translingual Caulerpa, from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, “stem, stalk”) + Ancient Greek ἕρπω (hérpō, “to creep, to crawl”).

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