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cladus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cladus
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A branch of a ramose spicule, which collectively form the cladome.

Etymology

From a New Latin form of Ancient Greek κλάδος (kládos, “branch”). Doublet of clade and possibly holt.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *kelh₂-, -, κλάδος

Inflected Forms

cladi (plural)

Questions

What does cladus mean?
A branch of a ramose spicule, which collectively form the cladome.
Where does cladus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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