Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chomophyte

/ˈkəʊməʊfaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chomo-phyte
IPA: /ˈkəʊməʊfaɪt/

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant that grows in rock fissures or crevices.

Etymology

Ancient Greek χῶμα (khôma, “heaped earth”) + -phyte (“plant”)

Word Breakdown

Suffix: phyte

Inflected Forms

chomophytes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

chomophytic

Synonyms

chasmophyte

Questions

How do you pronounce chomophyte?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkəʊməʊfaɪt/.
What does chomophyte mean?: Any plant that grows in rock fissures or crevices.
Where does chomophyte come from?: Ancient Greek χῶμα (khôma, “heaped earth”) + -phyte (“plant”)

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