Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cauliflory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cauliflo-ry
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being cauliflorous.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Stebbins (1974) reported that cauliflory is present in species belonging to most of the larger tropical families and that these species, derived from ancestors living in a more open environment, secondarily entered the rain forest."

Etymology

From caul(is) + -i- + flor (“flower”) + -y (“noun suffix”).

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does cauliflory mean?: The quality of being cauliflorous.
Where does cauliflory come from?: From caul(is) + -i- + flor (“flower”) + -y (“noun suffix”).

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