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crustose

/ˈkɹʊs.toʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
crus-tose
IPA
/ˈkɹʊs.toʊs/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin crustōsus (“with a hard crust”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɹʊs.toʊs/
  • British English: /ˈkɹʊs.təʊs/

Derived Forms

noncrustose subcrustose

Frequently Paired Words

crust crusty sessile foliose fruticose squamose

Questions

How do you pronounce crustose?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹʊs.toʊs/.
What does crustose mean?
Of a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate.
Where does crustose come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce crustose

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